rhyme

rhyme
noun
  1. [mass noun]correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry
    韵,押韵
    ■[count noun]a short poem in which the sound of the word or syllable at the end of each line corresponds with that at the end of another
    押韵小诗
    ■poetry or verse marked by such correspondence of sound
    押韵诗,韵文
    the clues were written in rhyme.
    字谜线索是以韵诗形式写成的。
    ■[count noun]a word that has the same sound as another
    同韵词,押韵词
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another
    (词,音节,诗行)押韵,同韵
    balloon rhymes with moon.
    balloon与moon押韵。
    [as adj. rhyming]rhyming couplets.
    尾韵相谐的对句。
    ■(of a poem or song) be composed of lines that end in words or syllables with sounds that correspond with those at the ends of other lines
    (诗,歌曲)押韵,成韵
    the poem would have been better if it rhymed.
    这首诗如果能成韵的话就更好了。
    ■[with obj.](rhyme something with)put a word together with (another word that has a corresponding sound), as when writing poetry
    使成韵,使 与…押韵
    I'm not sure about rhyming perestroika with balalaika.
    我不知道perestroika是否与balalaika押韵。
    ■(poetic/literary)compose verse or poetry
    (诗/文)写韵文,作诗
    Musa rhymed and sang.
    穆萨作了诗并吟诵起来。
常用词组
rhyme or reason
  1. [with negative]logical explanation or reason
    条理,道理
    without rhyme or reason his mood changed.
    他的心情莫名其妙地变了。
派生
rhymer
noun
rhymist
noun
  1. (archaic)(古).)
语源
  1. Middle English rime, from Old French, from medieval Latin rithmus, via Latin from Greek rhuthmos (see rhythm). The current spelling was introduced in the early 17th cent. under the influence of rhythm
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