verse
/vɜ:s; vəs/ 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.