be a prelude to sth
to 后面接名词或动名词，说明随后发生的事；主语多为事件或局面。
The small border clash was a prelude to a full-scale war.
那次边境小冲突是全面战争的前奏。
前奏；序幕
preludes — plural of prelude
前奏曲；先兆；先驱；预置模块；预载程序库；介绍性或初步的表演或事件
An event or action that comes before and introduces something more important.
介绍性或初步的表演或事件
An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
前奏
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
一种短小自由形式的音乐作品,最初作为较长复杂作品的引子；后来,尤其是浪漫时期,通常为独立作品
A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.
在赋格曲前或歌剧中引入的音乐
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
程序中默认导入的标准模块或子程序库
A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
任何事物的先驱
A forerunner to anything.
The pianist played a quiet prelude before the main concert began.
钢琴家在主要音乐会开始前演奏了一首安静的前奏曲。
用法提示：prelude 作名词，指一首短小的音乐前奏曲。
The meeting was a prelude to the formal negotiations.
这次会议是正式谈判的前奏。
用法提示：prelude 作名词，表示作为先导的序幕或前奏事件。
The small argument was a prelude to a much bigger fight.
小小的争论是一场更大争吵的前奏。
用法提示：prelude 作名词，指预示后续重大事件的前兆。
to 后面接名词或动名词，说明随后发生的事；主语多为事件或局面。
The small border clash was a prelude to a full-scale war.
那次边境小冲突是全面战争的前奏。
常与 play、sing、hold 等动词连用，表示先做某事为后面的活动铺垫。
She sang a short folk song as a prelude to the main performance.
她唱了一首短小的民歌，作为正式演出的前奏。
用于音乐义，表示乐曲的调性时用 in 加调名；也可说 a prelude for piano。
The pianist opened the recital with a prelude in D flat major.
钢琴家以一首降D大调前奏曲开始了独奏会。
grammar · medium
易错句子The incident was a prelude of the war.
正确表达The incident was a prelude to the war.
表示“某事件的前奏或先兆”时，prelude 后面固定搭配介词 to，不用 of。汉语“……的前奏”容易按字面迁移成 of，但英语中 prelude 与 to 搭配，所以应把 of 改为 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子The meeting was a prelude to sign the contract.
正确表达The meeting was a prelude to signing the contract.
prelude to 中的 to 是介词，不是不定式符号，因此后面应接名词或动名词（-ing 形式），不能接动词原形。汉语没有这种区分，容易把 to 当作不定式而误用 sign，应改为 signing。
grammar · medium
易错句子The orchestra played prelude before the opera.
正确表达The orchestra played a prelude before the opera.
prelude 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词 a/an。汉语名词没有冠词，容易漏掉，所以应改为 a prelude。
……的前奏；……的先兆
The small border clash was a prelude to a much larger conflict.
那次小规模边境冲突是一场更大冲突的前奏。
作为……的前奏/序幕
She sang a folk song as a prelude to the main concert.
她唱了一首民歌，作为主音乐会的前奏。
前奏曲与赋格
The pianist performed a Bach prelude and fugue with great precision.
这位钢琴家非常精准地演奏了一首巴赫的前奏曲与赋格。
管风琴前奏曲
The organ prelude filled the cathedral with a solemn atmosphere.
管风琴前奏曲让大教堂充满了庄严的气氛。
开场前奏；序幕
The opening prelude of the film introduced the main theme.
电影的开场前奏引出了主题。
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