1short piece of music一小段音樂ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRELUDE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤instrumental, orchestral器樂序曲;管弦樂前奏◇the orchestral prelude to the cantata康塔塔的管弦樂序曲➤organ, piano管風琴/鋼琴前奏曲➤brief簡短的前奏➤opening開幕序曲◇the opening orchestral prelude開幕的管弦樂前奏曲➤B major, D minor, etc. * B 大調、D 小調等序曲VERB + PRELUDE➤open with以序曲開始◇'The Magnificat' opens with a long organ prelude.《尊主頌》以一段長長的管風琴序曲開始。PREPOSITION➤prelude for⋯的序曲◇seven preludes for piano7 首鋼琴前奏曲➤prelude to⋯的前奏◇The theme recalls the prelude to Wagner's 'Lohengrin'.主題曲使人想到了瓦格納的《羅恩格林》序曲。prelude
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2sth that happens before a more important event重要事情發生之前的事情ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRELUDE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤essential, inevitable, necessary必不可少的開端;不可避免的前奏;必要的序幕◇a necessary prelude to privatization私有化必要的序幕VERB + PRELUDE➤serve as作為序幕◇This analysis will serve as a prelude to a more extended examination.此項分析將作為進行更廣泛檢查的序幕。➤consider sth, see sth as把⋯看作序曲PREPOSITION➤as a prelude作為序幕◇events held as a prelude to the Christmas festivities作為聖誕節慶典前奏的一些活動➤prelude for⋯的序幕◇the prelude for the battles ahead即將到來的連場戰事的序幕➤prelude to⋯的前奏◇He considered the strikes a prelude to the great socialist revolution.他認為這些罷工拉開了偉大的社會主義革命的序幕。PHRASES➤a prelude to war戰爭的序幕◇the fear that any peace was merely a prelude to war認為任何和平只是戰爭的序幕的恐懼➤be but a prelude to sth, be just a prelude to sth, be merely a prelude to sth, be only a prelude to sth只是⋯的一個序幕◇Every life is but a prelude to a death.每個生命都只不過是死亡的前奏。◇This is just a prelude to a larger attack.這僅僅是更大規模攻擊的前奏。