prelude sth with sth
prelude 作动词时为及物用法，with 引出用来作前奏的那个事物。
The host preluded the ceremony with a short welcoming speech.
主持人以一段简短的欢迎致辞作为典礼的前奏。
演奏前奏曲；作序曲表演；作为前奏引入某事；演奏引子或前奏；进行序曲表演；作为序曲或开端；作为前奏
to act as an introduction to something; to introduce or open
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
一般现在时
The opening scene preludes the main action.
开场场景是主要情节的前奏。
一般过去时
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。
现在完成时
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”。
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。
用法提示：prelude在此作动词，意为“作为…的前奏”，用第三人称单数形式preludes。
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。
用法提示：prelude作动词，表示“以…作为开场”，使用过去式preluded。
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。
用法提示：prelude作动词，表示“演奏序曲”，使用过去式preluded。
prelude 作动词时为及物用法，with 引出用来作前奏的那个事物。
The host preluded the ceremony with a short welcoming speech.
主持人以一段简短的欢迎致辞作为典礼的前奏。
此义表示“成为……的开端或序曲”，主语多为事件，宾语是被引出的大事。
A wave of small protests preluded the sweeping reforms.
一波小规模抗议成为了这场全面改革的前奏。
这一用法为不及物，on 后接所演奏的乐器，指正式曲目开始前先演奏一段引子。
The organist preluded on the old organ while the guests took their seats.
宾客入座时，管风琴师在那台旧风琴上演奏了一段前奏。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dark clouds preluded to the storm.
正确表达The dark clouds preluded the storm.
prelude 作动词时是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不能加介词 to。“…的前奏”是名词搭配 a prelude to sth，其中的 to 属于名词结构，不能搬到动词后面，所以要删去 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子The heavy snow preluded us from leaving.
正确表达The heavy snow precluded us from leaving.
prelude 意为“作为…的前奏、引出”，不能表示“阻止”；表示“阻止某人做某事”的动词是 preclude，搭配为 preclude sb from doing sth。两词拼写和读音相近，常被混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The overture prelude the opera.
正确表达The overture preluded the opera.
汉语动词没有时态变化，学习者容易漏掉词尾；这里叙述过去发生的事，谓语要用过去式 preluded，而不是原形 prelude。
以…作为前奏；由…开场
The concert was preluded by a short fanfare.
音乐会以一段短短的号角声开场。
为礼拜演奏前奏曲
The organist preluded the service with a quiet voluntary.
管风琴师弹了一首安静的仪式前奏曲为礼拜开场。
为演出演奏前奏
She preluded the performance with a few soft chords.
她弹了几个柔和的和弦为演出开场。
为演讲作引子；给演讲开场
He preluded his speech with a brief story.
他以一个小故事作为演讲的开场。
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