rhyme
[raɪm] verb intransitive or transitive
ADVANCED
■Words which rhyme have the same last sound 押韵；成韵；和…同韵•'Blue' and 'flew' rhyme.blue 和 flew 押韵。 •Can you think of a word that rhymes with 'orange'?你能想出一个和 orange 押韵的词吗？
[raɪm] noun
ADVANCED countable
■a word which has the same last sound as another word 押韵词；同韵词•Can you think of a rhyme for 'orange'?你能想出一个和 orange 押韵的词吗？ ADVANCED countable
■a short poem, especially for young children 押韵诗；（尤指）儿歌•a book of rhymes and songs一本押韵诗和歌曲集 ⇒ See also nursery rhyme
uncountable
■the use of rhymes in poetry 在诗中应用同韵词；押韵•This poem is her first attempt at rhyme.这首诗是她第一次尝试写的押韵诗。 in rhyme
■written as a poem so that the word at the end of a line has the same last sound as a word at the end of another line （诗歌）押韵•A lot of modern poetry is not written in rhyme.很多现代诗不押韵。
[raɪm] noun
be no / without rhyme or reason
■to be without any obvious reasonable explanation 毫无道理；莫名其妙•Government money was given out to some people and not to others, apparently without rhyme or reason.政府的钱发给一些人，而不给另外一些人，这样做显然毫无道理可言。 •There is no rhyme or reason to her behaviour.她的行为反复无常。 |