Word · Frequency #3540
verses
诗；韵文；诗歌
verses is the plural of verse.
poetry; metrical writing as a literary form
不可数名词
- 1.
A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
有固定格律和押韵的诗体
- 2.
literature in metrical form
韵文
- 3.
Poetic form in general.
诗歌
- 4.
a piece of poetry
一首诗
- 5.
One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
歌曲中的一段(通常押韵)
- 6.
a line of metrical text
诗句
- 7.
A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
经文的一节
- 8.
A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
圣歌中的独唱部分
诗节；（歌曲的）段落；（《圣经》《古兰经》等经书的）节；经文；诗句；诗行；诗作；一首诗；（圣歌的）独唱部分
In use
The song starts with a slow verse before the chorus.
She memorized the second verse of the poem for class.
The singer forgot the words to the first verse.
write verse
此处 verse 为不可数名词，泛指诗歌。
She wrote beautiful verse as a hobby.
她写优美的诗歌作为爱好。
in verse
表示以诗歌或韵文的形式。
The epic poem is written in verse.
这部史诗是以韵文形式写成的。
Common mistakes
He verses beautifully.He writes verse beautifully.
英语中 'verse' 是名词，不是动词。表达‘作诗’应使用 'write verse' 或 'write poetry'。
Connections
Collocations
- write verse
- 写诗
- She started writing verse at a young age.她从小就开始写诗。
- read verse
- 读诗
- He enjoys reading verse aloud to his friends.他喜欢给朋友朗读诗。
- quote verse
- 引用诗句
- The speaker quoted a verse from Shakespeare's sonnet.演讲者引用了莎士比亚十四行诗中的一句。
- compose verse
- 作诗
- The poet composed several verses for the occasion.诗人为这个场合创作了几首诗。
- blank verse
- 无韵诗
- Milton's Paradise Lost is written in blank verse.弥尔顿的《失乐园》是用无韵诗体写成的。
- verse form
- 诗体
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'verse'联想为'我诗'（wǒ shī），即'我的诗'，记住名词含义为'诗、诗句'。
Context & Register
常见场景：文学、诗歌 verse 多用于文学或诗歌领域，比较正式。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常指诗的一节或一行。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-verse' ending and rhyme with 'verse' because their stressed vowel and following sounds are identical: /vɜːrs/. No common lookalikes that sound different are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.