poetry

noun

1. 诗集；诗歌；诗作
   a collection of poems; poems in general
   1. epic/lyric/pastoral, etc. poetry
      史诗、抒情诗、田园诗等
   2. T.S. Eliot's poetry
      T.S.艾略特的诗作
   3. a poetry reading
      诗歌朗诵
2. 美好的品质；优雅的气质；诗意
   a beautiful and elegant quality
   1. There was poetry in all her gestures.
      她一举一动都很优美。

1. N-UNCOUNT （作为文学形式的）诗，诗歌，韵文
   Poems, considered as a form of literature, are referred to as poetry .
   1. ...Russian poetry...
      俄罗斯诗歌
   2. Lawrence Durrell wrote a great deal of poetry...
      劳伦斯·达雷尔创作了大量的诗歌。
   3. Since when have you been interested in poetry?
      你从什么时候开始对诗歌感兴趣的？
2. N-UNCOUNT 诗的意境；诗一般美的事物
   You can describe something very beautiful as poetry .
   1. His music is purer poetry than a poem in words.
      他的音乐比真正的诗歌更具诗意。

1. He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous.
   他认为惠特曼的诗歌太粗俗。
2. She has published more than 20 books including novels, poetry and literary criticism.
   她已出版了包括小说、诗歌和文学评论在内的20多部著作。
3. At Christmas it was customary for the children to perform bits of poetry
   圣诞节孩子们总要唱一些圣诞颂歌。
4. In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something edifying.
   在18世纪，人们认为美术和音乐、诗歌一样，能够起到教化作用。
5. I flung myself into poetry.
   我全身心投入诗歌创作。
6. Varied though the anthology may claim to be, it does not cover the whole gamut of Scottish poetry
   该诗集虽然可能号称收录广泛，但并未涵盖所有苏格兰诗歌。
7. His letters, like his poetry, are life-enhancing and a delight.
   他的信跟他的诗一样，读来令生活更添滋味，可谓一大乐事。
8. I've always been fond of poetry and one piece has always stuck in my mind.
   我一直喜爱诗歌，有一首诗总是牢记在我心间。
9. I myself enjoy cinema, poetry, eating out and long walks
   我本人喜欢电影、诗歌、外出吃饭和远途散步。
10. I think that a lot of poetry published today is obscurantist nonsense.
    我认为当今出版的很多诗歌都是故弄玄虚的无病呻吟。
11. Lawrence Durrell wrote a great deal of poetry
    劳伦斯·达雷尔创作了大量的诗歌。
12. Since when have you been interested in poetry?
    你从什么时候开始对诗歌感兴趣的？
13. His music is purer poetry than a poem in words.
    他的音乐比真正的诗歌更具诗意。
14. Karouzos's poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the Orthodox Church
    卡鲁佐斯的诗歌表明他对东正教的执着。
15. Jay reads poetry so beautifully
    杰伊朗读诗歌很动听。
16. They recited poetry to one another.
    他们互相朗诵诗歌。
17. His poetry tended towards a dreamy romanticism.
    他的诗歌带有一种梦幻般的浪漫色彩。
18. She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
    她追求精神上的满足，完全生活在一个诗歌和想象的世界里。
19. He was in the middle of his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry and at the height of his fame.
    当时，他在牛津担任诗歌教授的聘期刚到一半，声誉正隆。
20. I didn't go in for poetry seriously, but now I'm beginning to take an interest in it.
    我平昔对诗歌很少研究，现在开始感到一点兴趣了。
21. The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of classical Chinese poetry.
    唐朝是中国古诗的极盛时期。
22. We are always finding new beauties in Shakespeare's poetry.
    我们不断地在莎士比亚的诗歌中发现美妙之处。
23. If a poet is divorced from the hustle and bustle of life, he can't write inspiring poetry.
    若是离开了沸腾的生活，诗人是写不出感人的诗篇的。
24. There is poetry in her paintings.
    她的画中有诗。
25. You don't understand the poetry of life.
    你不理解生活的诗意。
26. She is very fond of Chinese classical literature and has spent some time reading Tang and Song poetry, etc.
    她很喜欢中国古典文学，诸如唐诗、宋词等都涉猎过。
27. English poetry is one of their great heritages.
    英国诗歌是他们的伟大遗产之一。
28. In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.
    诗歌中常用玫瑰花来隐喻爱情。

noun

1. literature in metrical form

   Synonym:    poesyverse

2. any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling