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单词 verst
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Definition of verst in English:

verst

noun vəːstvərst
  • A Russian measure of length, about 1.1 km (0.66 mile).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A camel I fired at certainly ran twenty versts without stopping, as I saw by its traces.
    • I must tell you that I have crossed twenty-five thousand versts by sea and I have seen foreign cities and all types of naked and dark-skinned people.
    • Let these half-baked, unsupported remarks carry the conversation a few more versts.

Origin

From Russian versta.

Rhymes

accursed, burst, curst, erst, first, headfirst, Hurst, thirst, under-rehearsed, unrehearsed, unversed, worst, wurst
 
 

Definition of verst in US English:

verst

nounvərstvərst
  • A Russian measure of length, about 0.66 mile (1.1 km).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I must tell you that I have crossed twenty-five thousand versts by sea and I have seen foreign cities and all types of naked and dark-skinned people.
    • A camel I fired at certainly ran twenty versts without stopping, as I saw by its traces.
    • Let these half-baked, unsupported remarks carry the conversation a few more versts.

Origin

From Russian versta.

 
 
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