英语词汇“prelude”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prelude

(preljuːd , US preɪluːd )

Word forms: preludes

1. countable noun [usually singular]

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.

Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses. [+ to]

The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.

2. countable noun

A prelude is a short piece of music for the piano or organ.

...the famous E minor prelude of Chopin.

Collocations:

mere prelude to

But it was a mere prelude to the finale.

Times, Sunday Times

All this could be a mere prelude to the debut of alibaba.

Times, Sunday Times

All this in a single royal generation; yet it was a mere prelude to the empire-building of the next two royal generations.

The Times Literary Supplement

Translations:

Chinese: 前奏

Japanese: 前触れ

单词	prelude
释义	prelude (preljuːd , US preɪluːd ) Word forms: preludes 1. countable noun [usually singular] 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. Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses. [+ to] The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting. 2. countable noun A prelude is a short piece of music for the piano or organ. ...the famous E minor prelude of Chopin. Collocations: mere prelude to But it was a mere prelude to the finale. Times, Sunday Times All this could be a mere prelude to the debut of alibaba. Times, Sunday Times All this in a single royal generation; yet it was a mere prelude to the empire-building of the next two royal generations. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 前奏 Japanese: 前触れ
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