- [uncountable]
writing that is arranged in lines, often with a regular rhythm or pattern of rhyme 诗；韵文 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- humorous
- light
- nonsense
- …
- compose
- write
- recite
- …
- form
- drama
- in 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 诗 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 She always read a few verses from the Bible before going to bed. 她总是在睡觉前读几节圣经。
Word OriginOld English fers, from Latin versus ‘a turn of the plough, a furrow, a line of writing’, from vertere ‘to turn’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French vers, from Latin versus.