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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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verse /vɜːs $ vɜːrs/ ●●○ noun  1 [countable]APM a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Quran (Koran) 〔歌曲、诗歌、《圣经》等的〕一节 Let’s sing the last verse again. 我们把最后一节再唱一遍吧。 Learn the first two verses of the poem by heart. 把这首诗的头两节背下来。 Genesis chapter 3, verse 13 《创世记》第3章第132 [uncountable]AL words arranged in the form of poetry 诗;诗体;韵文 a book of comic verse 一本滑稽诗集in verse Written in verse, the play was set in the Middle Ages. 那个剧本用诗体形式创作,以中世纪为背景。
Examples from the Corpus
verseHis knowledge was real, and he documented it chapter and verse.Their craftsmanship makes it clear that he took the business of composing verse and music very seriously indeed.I only know the words to the first verse.These words echo the fist verse of Isaiah 42 1, the Song of the Servant and also Psalm 2 verse7.And I could turn out imitative verse which expressed similar sentiments.Jaq now surmised that Googol was reciting his own verses under his breath, polishing old ones, composing new ones.A man's verses were his title deeds to territory.And the verse is accordingly irregular and gnarled and yet sappy, far more like growing timber than like steel rails.Had Leapor survived she might have burned some of her unpublished verses as she did her juvenilia.in verseThe entire play is written in verse.
Origin verse (900-1000) Old French vers, from Latin versus turning, verse, from vertere to turn
verse nounChinese
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verse
verse /vɜːs $ vɜːrs/ noun
 Date: 900-1000
 Language: Old French
 Origin: vers, from Latin versus 'turning, verse', from vertere 'to turn'
1. [countable] a set of lines that forms one part of a song, poem, or a book such as the Bible or the Quran (Koran):
    Let’s sing the last verse again.
    Learn the first two verses of the poem by heart.
    Genesis chapter 3, verse 13
2. [uncountable] words arranged in the form of poetry:
    a book of comic verse
    in verse
    Written in verse, the play was set in the Middle Ages.


verseBrE /vɜːs/ 🔊NAmE /vɜːrs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] writing that is arranged in lines, often with a regular rhythm or pattern of rhyme 诗;韵文 SYN poetry Most of the play is written in verse, but some of it is in prose. 这剧本大部分是用韵文写的,不过有一些是用散文。🔊🔊   see also blank verse, free verse

couplet, image, lyric, poetry, recite, refrain, rhyme, scansion, stanza, verse

[countable] a group of lines that form a unit in a poem or song 诗节;歌曲的段落a hymn with six verses一首六节的赞美诗verses [plural] (old-fashioned) poetry a book of comic verses打油诗集 [countable] any one of the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible (《圣经》的)节ˌchapter and ˈversethe exact details of sth, especially the exact place where particular information may be found 准确细节;(尤指信息的)确切出处I can't give chapter and verse, but that's the rough outline of our legal position. 我无法提供准确细节,但那是我们所处法律地位的大致情况。🔊🔊