prose
n[U]
written or spoken language that is not in verse form 散文(区别於韵文)
a page of well-written prose 一篇写得很好的散文
[attrib 作定语]
the great prose writers of the 19th century
19 世纪的伟大散文作家. Cf 参看 poetry1, verse.
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.