Definition of prose in English:

prose

noun prəʊzproʊz

mass noun

1Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
散文，白话文
a short story in prose
散文体短篇小说。
as modifier a prose passage
Example sentencesExamples
- The author's prose is clear and his image of Zimbabwe is accessible and understandable, if perhaps oversimplified.
- And these were many, written in his much admired and inimitable prose style.
- His approach allowed me to see that not all food writing has to be flowery prose.
- The novel's lyrical prose and descriptions are its strong points.
- Strive for lively prose, leaning on strong verbs and sharp nouns.
- In a field that is often obscure, he was a master of lucid prose.
- In all his writings the fruits of observation and reflection were exhibited in lucid prose.
- The author is no great prose stylist but the writing is competent and fluent.
- This is where the prose poem can develop as a major form.
- He points to the clear, simple prose of Ernest Hemingway and Samuel Beckett as examples of brilliant writing that is not bewildering for its complexity.
- I chose prose narrative fiction as the crucial focus of comparison and confrontation among cultures of the world.
- But Nabokov's beauty is to be found in his stunningly original poetic prose.
- All infused new life and elegance into Urdu prose.
- His lifelong concern with the South also pervades most of his non-fiction prose works.
- To say that a man cannot write clear prose is not necessarily to blame him.
- Beautifully written in lyrical prose, it includes some wonderful turns of phrase.
- The book is plagued by turgid prose, facile observations, and far-fetched inferences from limited evidence.
- In order to obtain formal grace, prose writers had to lessen their ambitions.
- So I think people who are trying to help students genuinely write better English prose are doing a noble service.
- The author's prose throughout the work is little short of flawless.
1. 1.1count noun A passage of prose for translation into a foreign language.
  （尤指待翻译的）一段散文
2. 1.2 Plain or dull writing, discourse, or expression.
  〈喻〉平淡乏味的文章（或话语，表达法）
  closely typed in best office prose
  以最典型的平淡乏味的公文形式打印得很密。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This morning I read it, and it is a lump of leaden prose, ungainly and unattractive, like a plain fat spotty teenager at her prom, dressed like a Christmas cake.
2
another term for sequence (sense 4 of the noun)

verb prəʊzproʊz

1no object Talk tediously.
冗长乏味地说
he was still prosing away about the advantages of a warm climate
Example sentencesExamples
- One lesson prosed that the apostle Paul survived the ship wreck at Malta because he had ‘eaten carrots and was strong.’
- ‘We were merely prosing about old times.’
- He was prosing on again about rigging candidate selection, to the benefit of women and ethnic minorities.
2dated with object Compose in or convert into prose.
〈旧〉把…写成散文；把…改写成散文

Derivatives

proser

noun ˈprəʊzəˈproʊzər

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio) 'straightforward (discourse'), feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus 'direct'.

Rhymes

appose, arose, Bose, brose, chose, close, compose, diagnose, self-diagnose, doze, enclose, expose, foreclose, froze, hose, impose, interpose, juxtapose, Montrose, noes, nose, oppose, plainclothes, pose, propose, rose, suppose, those, transpose, underexpose, uprose

Definition of prose in US English:

prose

nounproʊzprōz

1Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
散文，白话文
a short story in prose
散文体短篇小说。
as modifier a prose passage
Example sentencesExamples
- The book is plagued by turgid prose, facile observations, and far-fetched inferences from limited evidence.
- The novel's lyrical prose and descriptions are its strong points.
- I chose prose narrative fiction as the crucial focus of comparison and confrontation among cultures of the world.
- In order to obtain formal grace, prose writers had to lessen their ambitions.
- To say that a man cannot write clear prose is not necessarily to blame him.
- Beautifully written in lyrical prose, it includes some wonderful turns of phrase.
- The author is no great prose stylist but the writing is competent and fluent.
- The author's prose is clear and his image of Zimbabwe is accessible and understandable, if perhaps oversimplified.
- All infused new life and elegance into Urdu prose.
- His approach allowed me to see that not all food writing has to be flowery prose.
- He points to the clear, simple prose of Ernest Hemingway and Samuel Beckett as examples of brilliant writing that is not bewildering for its complexity.
- Strive for lively prose, leaning on strong verbs and sharp nouns.
- The author's prose throughout the work is little short of flawless.
- But Nabokov's beauty is to be found in his stunningly original poetic prose.
- In a field that is often obscure, he was a master of lucid prose.
- So I think people who are trying to help students genuinely write better English prose are doing a noble service.
- This is where the prose poem can develop as a major form.
- In all his writings the fruits of observation and reflection were exhibited in lucid prose.
- And these were many, written in his much admired and inimitable prose style.
- His lifelong concern with the South also pervades most of his non-fiction prose works.
1. 1.1 Plain or dull writing, discourse, or expression.
  〈喻〉平淡乏味的文章（或话语，表达法）
  medical and scientific prose
  Example sentencesExamples
  This morning I read it, and it is a lump of leaden prose, ungainly and unattractive, like a plain fat spotty teenager at her prom, dressed like a Christmas cake.
2
another term for sequence (sense 4 of the noun)

verbproʊzprōz

1no object Talk tediously.
冗长乏味地说
prosing on about female beauty
絮絮叨叨地说些女性美之类的话。
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We were merely prosing about old times.’
- He was prosing on again about rigging candidate selection, to the benefit of women and ethnic minorities.
- One lesson prosed that the apostle Paul survived the ship wreck at Malta because he had ‘eaten carrots and was strong.’
2dated with object Compose in or convert into prose.
〈旧〉把…写成散文；把…改写成散文

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio) ‘straightforward (discourse’), feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus ‘direct’.

单词	prose
释义	Definition of prose in English: prose noun prəʊzproʊz mass noun 1Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. 散文，白话文 a short story in prose 散文体短篇小说。 as modifier a prose passage Example sentencesExamples The author's prose is clear and his image of Zimbabwe is accessible and understandable, if perhaps oversimplified. And these were many, written in his much admired and inimitable prose style. His approach allowed me to see that not all food writing has to be flowery prose. The novel's lyrical prose and descriptions are its strong points. Strive for lively prose, leaning on strong verbs and sharp nouns. In a field that is often obscure, he was a master of lucid prose. In all his writings the fruits of observation and reflection were exhibited in lucid prose. The author is no great prose stylist but the writing is competent and fluent. This is where the prose poem can develop as a major form. He points to the clear, simple prose of Ernest Hemingway and Samuel Beckett as examples of brilliant writing that is not bewildering for its complexity. I chose prose narrative fiction as the crucial focus of comparison and confrontation among cultures of the world. But Nabokov's beauty is to be found in his stunningly original poetic prose. All infused new life and elegance into Urdu prose. His lifelong concern with the South also pervades most of his non-fiction prose works. To say that a man cannot write clear prose is not necessarily to blame him. Beautifully written in lyrical prose, it includes some wonderful turns of phrase. The book is plagued by turgid prose, facile observations, and far-fetched inferences from limited evidence. In order to obtain formal grace, prose writers had to lessen their ambitions. So I think people who are trying to help students genuinely write better English prose are doing a noble service. The author's prose throughout the work is little short of flawless. 1.1count noun A passage of prose for translation into a foreign language. （尤指待翻译的）一段散文 1.2 Plain or dull writing, discourse, or expression. 〈喻〉平淡乏味的文章（或话语，表达法） closely typed in best office prose 以最典型的平淡乏味的公文形式打印得很密。 Example sentencesExamples This morning I read it, and it is a lump of leaden prose, ungainly and unattractive, like a plain fat spotty teenager at her prom, dressed like a Christmas cake. 2 another term for sequence (sense 4 of the noun) verb prəʊzproʊz 1no object Talk tediously. 冗长乏味地说 he was still prosing away about the advantages of a warm climate Example sentencesExamples One lesson prosed that the apostle Paul survived the ship wreck at Malta because he had ‘eaten carrots and was strong.’ ‘We were merely prosing about old times.’ He was prosing on again about rigging candidate selection, to the benefit of women and ethnic minorities. 2dated with object Compose in or convert into prose. 〈旧〉把…写成散文；把…改写成散文 Derivatives proser noun ˈprəʊzəˈproʊzər Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio) 'straightforward (discourse'), feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus 'direct'. Rhymes appose, arose, Bose, brose, chose, close, compose, diagnose, self-diagnose, doze, enclose, expose, foreclose, froze, hose, impose, interpose, juxtapose, Montrose, noes, nose, oppose, plainclothes, pose, propose, rose, suppose, those, transpose, underexpose, uprose Definition of prose in US English: prose nounproʊzprōz 1Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. 散文，白话文 a short story in prose 散文体短篇小说。 as modifier a prose passage Example sentencesExamples The book is plagued by turgid prose, facile observations, and far-fetched inferences from limited evidence. The novel's lyrical prose and descriptions are its strong points. I chose prose narrative fiction as the crucial focus of comparison and confrontation among cultures of the world. In order to obtain formal grace, prose writers had to lessen their ambitions. To say that a man cannot write clear prose is not necessarily to blame him. Beautifully written in lyrical prose, it includes some wonderful turns of phrase. The author is no great prose stylist but the writing is competent and fluent. The author's prose is clear and his image of Zimbabwe is accessible and understandable, if perhaps oversimplified. All infused new life and elegance into Urdu prose. His approach allowed me to see that not all food writing has to be flowery prose. He points to the clear, simple prose of Ernest Hemingway and Samuel Beckett as examples of brilliant writing that is not bewildering for its complexity. Strive for lively prose, leaning on strong verbs and sharp nouns. The author's prose throughout the work is little short of flawless. But Nabokov's beauty is to be found in his stunningly original poetic prose. In a field that is often obscure, he was a master of lucid prose. So I think people who are trying to help students genuinely write better English prose are doing a noble service. This is where the prose poem can develop as a major form. In all his writings the fruits of observation and reflection were exhibited in lucid prose. And these were many, written in his much admired and inimitable prose style. His lifelong concern with the South also pervades most of his non-fiction prose works. 1.1 Plain or dull writing, discourse, or expression. 〈喻〉平淡乏味的文章（或话语，表达法） medical and scientific prose Example sentencesExamples This morning I read it, and it is a lump of leaden prose, ungainly and unattractive, like a plain fat spotty teenager at her prom, dressed like a Christmas cake. 2 another term for sequence (sense 4 of the noun) verbproʊzprōz 1no object Talk tediously. 冗长乏味地说 prosing on about female beauty 絮絮叨叨地说些女性美之类的话。 Example sentencesExamples ‘We were merely prosing about old times.’ He was prosing on again about rigging candidate selection, to the benefit of women and ethnic minorities. One lesson prosed that the apostle Paul survived the ship wreck at Malta because he had ‘eaten carrots and was strong.’ 2dated with object Compose in or convert into prose. 〈旧〉把…写成散文；把…改写成散文 Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin prosa (oratio) ‘straightforward (discourse’), feminine of prosus, earlier prorsus ‘direct’.
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