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单词 versus
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versus

(vɜːʳsəs)
1. preposition
You use versus to indicate that two figures, ideas, or choices are opposed.
Only 18.8% of the class of 1982 had some kind of diploma four years after high school,versus 45% of the class of 1972.
...bottle-feeding versus breastfeeding.
2. preposition
Versus is used to indicate that two teams or people are competing against each other in a sporting event.
Italy versus Japan is turning out to be a surprisingly well-matched competition.
...two seats for the Red Sox versus New York Yankees match.
Synonyms: against, v. More Synonyms of versus
More Synonyms of versus

versus in British English

(ˈvɜːsəs)
preposition
1. 
(esp in a competition or lawsuit) against; in opposition to
Abbreviation: v or (esp US) vs
2. 
as opposed to; in contrast with
Word origin
C15: from Latin: turned (in the direction of), opposite, from vertere to turn

versus in American English

(ˈvɜrsəs)
preposition
1. 
in contest against
plaintiff versus defendant
2. 
in contrast with; by way of an alternative to
peace versus war
Word origin
ML < L, toward, turned in the direction of < vertere, to turn: see verse

Examples of 'versus' in a sentence
versus

Or perhaps it was quite different, swimming in a competition pool versus having a dip in the sea.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
versus

British English: versus /ˈvɜːsəs/ PREPOSITION
Versus is used for showing that two teams or people are on different sides in a game.
... the Italy versus Paraguay game.
  • American English: versus
  • Arabic: ضِدّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: versus
  • Chinese: 与...相对
  • Croatian: protiv
  • Czech: proti
  • Danish: versus
  • Dutch: versus
  • European Spanish: contra
  • Finnish: vastaan
  • French: contre
  • German: gegen
  • Greek: κατά
  • Italian: contro
  • Japanese: ･･･対
  • Korean: ... 대 ...
  • Norwegian: kontra
  • Polish: przeciwko
  • European Portuguese: versus
  • Romanian: versus
  • Russian: против
  • Latin American Spanish: contra
  • Swedish: mot
  • Thai: ต่อสู้กับ
  • Turkish: karşı
  • Ukrainian: проти
  • Vietnamese: chống lại

Chinese translation of 'versus'

versus

(ˈvəːsəs)

prep

  1. 与(與) ... 相对(對) (yǔ ... xiāngduì)
  2. (in competition) 对(對) (duì)
Seev
1 (preposition) 
Definition
in opposition to or in contrast with
Profits are up by only 15% versus the 25% we expected.
Synonyms
as opposed to
2 (preposition) 
Definition
(in a sporting competition or lawsuit) against
Italy versus Japan is turning out to be a well matched competition.
Synonyms
against
v.

Synonyms of 'versus'

versus

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