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作为…的前奏；引出；为…作序
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作为…的前奏；引出；为…作序
to act as an introduction to something; to introduce or open
The opening scene preludes the main conflict of the play.
开场场景为戏剧的主要冲突作了铺垫。
作为前奏引入某事
To introduce something, as a prelude.
演奏引子或前奏；进行序曲表演
To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.
作为序曲或开端
serve as a prelude or opening to
prelude
Base
原形
preludes
3rd person
第三人称单数
preluding
-ing
现在分词
preluded
Past
过去式
preluded
Past participle
过去分词
The opening scene preludes the main action.
开场场景是主要情节的前奏。
The pianist preluded the recital with a gentle nocturne.
钢琴家以一首轻柔的夜曲为独奏会开场。
She has preluded every lecture with a brief summary.
她在每次讲座前都以简短的摘要作为开场。
规则动词；正式或文学用法，意为“作为…的前奏/开场”。
She preluded her speech with a short story about her childhood.
她以童年的一则小故事引出了她的演讲。
The pianist preluded the concert with a quiet etude.
钢琴家以一首宁静的练习曲为音乐会作了序曲。
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Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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