o·ver·ture/`ovətʃə; ˈəʊvətjʊə/ n [C] 1 a piece of music that comes before a longer musical piece, especially an OPERA 〔尤指歌剧的〕序曲 2formal also 又作 overtures an attempt to be friendly with a person or country 【正式】 〔向人或国家〕示好的姿态，主动的表示: The US began to make overtures to the new military government. 美国开始向新上台的军政府示好。