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prelude n. 序幕； 前奏； 预兆vi. 成为 ... 的前奏（开头） (1) 这掀开了中华文明的序幕。(2) 农村改革揭开了中国改革开放的序幕。(3) 那一晚的约会就在这前奏声中毁了。(4) 文化间的对话应该成为这些合作的前奏。(5) 文化间的对话应该成为这些合作的前奏。 People speaking old school French and Latin understood a prelude to be the "notes sung or played to test the voice or instrument." Today preludes are more like introductions than practice, but you can still think of them as a small warm up to the main event. Preludes are often used in classical music, as well as in novels, to set the tone for the rest of the orchestral piece or story.

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英 ['preljuːd] 美 ['preljuːd] (1) It opened the prelude to Chinese civilization.(2) The rural reform has opened the prelude of China's reform and opening-up.(3) That is the prelude to a ruined evening.(4) An intercultural dialogue should prelude such cooperative undertakings.(5) An intercultural dialogue should prelude such cooperative undertakings. The prefix "pre-" means “before,” so it makes sense that a prelude is an introductory action, event or performance that comes before a bigger or more momentous one. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]前奏；序幕；开端 You can describe an event as a prelude to a more important event when it happens before it and acts as an introduction to it.   [usu sing]Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses...大多数工会认为私有化会不可避免地导致失业。The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.昨天结束的会议拉开了共产党中央委员会会议的序幕。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]序曲；前奏曲 A prelude is a short piece of music for the piano or organ. ...the famous E minor prelude of Chopin.肖邦著名的E小调前奏曲

英语单词	prelude
英美音标	英 ['preljuːd] 美 ['preljuːd]
中文释义	n. 序幕；前奏；预兆 vi. 成为 ... 的前奏（开头）
英语例句	(1) It opened the prelude to Chinese civilization. (2) The rural reform has opened the prelude of China's reform and opening-up. (3) That is the prelude to a ruined evening. (4) An intercultural dialogue should prelude such cooperative undertakings. (5) An intercultural dialogue should prelude such cooperative undertakings.
中文例句	(1) 这掀开了中华文明的序幕。 (2) 农村改革揭开了中国改革开放的序幕。 (3) 那一晚的约会就在这前奏声中毁了。 (4) 文化间的对话应该成为这些合作的前奏。 (5) 文化间的对话应该成为这些合作的前奏。
vocabulary简明	The prefix "pre-" means “before,” so it makes sense that a prelude is an introductory action, event or performance that comes before a bigger or more momentous one.
vocabulary扩展	People speaking old school French and Latin understood a prelude to be the "notes sung or played to test the voice or instrument." Today preludes are more like introductions than practice, but you can still think of them as a small warm up to the main event. Preludes are often used in classical music, as well as in novels, to set the tone for the rest of the orchestral piece or story.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]前奏；序幕；开端 You can describe an event as a prelude to a more important event when it happens before it and acts as an introduction to it. [usu sing] Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses... 大多数工会认为私有化会不可避免地导致失业。 The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting. 昨天结束的会议拉开了共产党中央委员会会议的序幕。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]序曲；前奏曲 A prelude is a short piece of music for the piano or organ. ...the famous E minor prelude of Chopin. 肖邦著名的E小调前奏曲

Prelude Event Opened Reform Intercultural Dialogue Cooperative Undertakings