n. 提议（overture 的复数）；序曲；序曲集
v. 向……提出建议；为……奏前奏曲（overture 的第三人称单数）
1.On this same day, the first peace overtures from Rome were made.
就在同一天，罗马第一次提出媾和倡议。
2.He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks.
他开始主动同一些投资银行接触。
3.Emboldened by their overtures, I let my hand graze the side of the small manatee, now clinging to the mother's back, as they made their pass.
它们的主动使我胆子大了起来，在它们从我身边游过时，我用手轻轻摸了一下那只小海牛的侧面，它紧靠在她母亲的背部。
4.Opening approaches made to secure acquaintance, favor, or an agreement; overtures.
主动姿态为保证相识，利益或协议而提出的初步建议；主动的表示。
5.Stereotyped as huffy and inhospitable, the Shanghainese are downplaying these complaints on the one hand, and making subtle overtures on the other.
一向被认为是傲慢、冷漠的上海人，一面低调处理这些抱怨，一面巧妙地向外地人表示友好。
6.Some investors said that Unibanco, Brazil's third-biggest non-state bank, became receptive to Itau's overtures as the operating environment soured.
一些投资者说，由于运营环境恶化，巴西第三大非国有银行Unibanco接受了Itau的收购提议。
7.Soon after that China began military overtures to the country as well.
不久之后，中国的军事姿态开始对该国以及。
8.Each time, the doubters say, Mr Obama's delicate overtures are met with ambiguity or contempt.
怀疑者称，奥巴马这些弱弱的建议每次都会遭到错读和蔑视。