verse
n
1 [U] (form of) writing arranged in lines, often with a regular rhythm or rhyme scheme; poetry 韵文; 诗; 诗句; 诗体
Most of the scene is written in verse, but some is in prose. 这场戏大部分内容是用韵文写成的, 但也有一些是散文形式的.
blank verse, ie without rhymes at the end of the lines 无韵诗
[attrib 作定语]
a verse translation of Homer's `Iliad' 荷马《伊利亚特》的诗体翻译. Cf 参看 prose.
2 [C] group of lines forming a unit in a poem or song (诗或歌的)句, 节
a hymn of/with six verses 一首有六节的赞美诗.
3 verses [pl]
(dated 旧) poetry 诗
a book of humorous verses 一本幽默诗集.
4 [C] any one of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible (《圣经》的)节.
5 (idm 习语) chapter and verse => chapter.
He could also hear night insects and the sound of waves on the shore.
他还能听到夜晚里昆虫的叫声和波浪拍击岸边的声音。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.