rhyme

noun

/raɪm/

Idioms

[countable] a word that has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word押韵词；同韵词
- Can you think of a rhyme for ‘beauty’?你能想出和 beauty 押韵的词吗？
see also double rhyme, feminine rhyme, masculine rhymeTopics Literature and writingb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- half
preposition
- rhyme for
[countable] a short poem in which the last word in the line has the same sound as the last word in another line, especially the next one押韵的短诗
- children’s rhymes and stories儿歌和童话
- The kids made up a rhyme about a frog.孩子们编了一首有关青蛙的押韵诗。
see also nursery rhyme
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- nonsense
- nursery
- …
verb + rhyme
- recite
- sing
- make up
- …
preposition
- rhyme about
[uncountable] the use of words in a poem or song that have the same sound, especially at the ends of lines押韵；韵词的应用
- the poet’s use of rhyme诗人对韵的运用
- a poem without rhyme一首无韵诗
- in rhyme a story in rhyme韵文故事
- a poem written in rhyme 押韵的诗
- a poem with an unusual rhyme scheme一首韵律不寻常的诗
see also internal rhyme
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- internal
rhyme + noun
- scheme
preposition
- in rhyme

Word OriginMiddle English rime, from Old French, from medieval Latin rithmus, via Latin from Greek rhuthmos (related to rhein ‘to flow’). The current spelling was introduced in the early 17th cent. under the influence of rhythm.

Idioms

there’s no rhyme or reason to/for something | without rhyme or reason

if there is no rhyme or reason to something or it happens without rhyme or reason, it happens in a way that cannot be easily explained or understood毫无道理；无规律可循；莫名其妙
- Suddenly, without rhyme or reason, his mood changed.突然，他的心情无缘无故地变了。
- There's no rhyme or reason to the new opening hours.新的营业时间毫无道理。

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rhyme

verb

/raɪm/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rhyme	/raɪm/ /raɪm/
he / she / it rhymes	/raɪmz/ /raɪmz/
past simple rhymed	/raɪmd/ /raɪmd/
past participle rhymed	/raɪmd/ /raɪmd/
-ing form rhyming	/ˈraɪmɪŋ/ /ˈraɪmɪŋ/

[intransitive] rhyme (with something) if two words, syllables, etc. rhyme, or if one rhymes with the other, they have or end with the same sound（词或音节）押韵，和…同韵
- ‘Though’ rhymes with ‘low’.though 和 low 押韵。
- ‘Tough’ and ‘through’ don't rhyme.tough 和 through 不押韵。
- rhyming couplets同韵偶句
- ‘Quark’ is usually pronounced to rhyme with ‘lark’.“Quark”通常发音与“lark”押韵。
Topics Literature and writingb2
[transitive] rhyme something (with something) to put words that sound the same together, for example when you are writing poetry使押韵
- You can rhyme ‘girl’ with ‘curl’.你可以用 girl 和 curl 押韵。
Topics Literature and writingb2
[intransitive] (of a poem) to have lines that end with the same sound押句尾韵
- I prefer poems that rhyme.我喜欢句尾押韵的诗。
Topics Literature and writingb2