verse

poem, poetry, verse

这些名词均有“诗”之意。
poem: 通常指一首诗或诗体文。
poetry: 指诗的总称。
verse: 多指诗句、诗行或诗节，也可作诗歌、韵文的总称。

名词 verse:

1. literature in metrical form
   同义词：poetry, poesy
2. a piece of poetry
   同义词：rhyme
3. a line of metrical text
   同义词：verse line

动词 verse:

1. compose verses or put into verse
   同义词：versify, poetize, poetise
2. familiarize through thorough study or experience

1. I can't quote chapter and verse but I can give you the main points the author was making.
   我无法引用确切的原文，但是我可以告诉你作者所述的要点。
2. The last verse will be sung in unison.
   歌词的最后部分要齐唱。
3. Many Elizabethan plays are written in blank verse.
   伊丽莎白时代的许多戏剧以无韵诗形式写成。
4. The substitution of one metrical unit for another, especially the substitution of two short syllables for one long syllable in quantitative verse.
   长音节的拆分或替换一个韵律元素替代另一个，尤指在数量韵文中用两个短音节替代一个长音节
5. There are four verses in each poem.
   每首诗有四个诗节。
6. This play was written in verse.
   这个剧本是用诗体写成的。

verse

n.（名词）
Abbr. ver.,v.
缩写 ver.,v.
A single metrical line in a poetic composition; one line of poetry.
诗句；诗行：一部诗作中的一个诗行；诗的一行
A division of a metrical composition, such as a stanza of a poem or hymn.
诗行，诗节：诗节韵文的一部分，例如诗节或独唱部
A poem.
诗
Metrical or rhymed composition as distinct from prose; poetry.
韵文：与散文不同的韵文；诗歌

The art or work of a poet.
诗歌艺术或诗歌作品
A group of poems:
一组诗：
例句：
read a book of satirical verse.
阅读一本讽刺诗集

Metrical writing that lacks depth or artistic merit.
俗气的韵文：缺乏深度或者艺术才气的韵体作品
A particular type of metrical composition, such as blank verse or free verse.
诗体：韵文的一种特殊形式，例如无韵角诗歌或者自由诗
One of the numbered subdivisions of a chapter in the Bible.
圣经中的节：圣经章节中多个小节之一
v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）
versed,vers.ing,vers.es
To versify or engage in versifying.
作诗或者从事于作诗

来源：
Middle English vers
中古英语 vers
from Old English fers
源自 古英语 fers
and from Old French vers
并源自 古法语 vers
both from Latin versus [from past participle of] vertere [to turn] * see wer- 2
都源自 拉丁语 versus [] 源自vertere的过去分词 [旋转] *参见 wer- 2

verse
verse 2

v.tr.（及物动词）
versed,vers.ing,vers.es
To familiarize by study or experience:
使熟练或者精通：
例句：
He versed himself in philosophy.
他对于哲学很精通

来源：
Latin vers3re * see versatile
拉丁语 vers3re *参见 versatile