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单词 versus
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versus

ver·sus /ˈvɜːsəs $ ˈvɜːr-/ ●●○ prepositionprep  
1 AGAINST somebody IN A GAME (written abbreviation v. British EnglishBrE, vs. American EnglishAmE) used to show that two people or teams are competing against each other in a game or court case 〔比赛或诉讼中〕对,诉,对抗
 the New York Knicks versus the LA Lakers
纽约尼克斯队对洛杉矶湖人队
 the Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade
最高法院关于罗诉韦德案的判决
2 COMPAREused when comparing the advantages of two different things, ideas etc 相对;与相比 SYN against
 The finance minister must weigh up the benefits of a tax cut versus those of increased public spending.
财政部长必须权衡是减税还是增加公共开支更有利。
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
versusver·sus /ˈvɜːsəsˈvɜːr-/, abbreviation v British EnglishBrE, vs. American EnglishAmE prepositionprepLAW
used to show that two people or companies are against each other in a legal case
The judge agreed with the decision in White versus Illinois.
Origin versus
(1400-1500) Medieval Latin toward, against, from Latin vertere; → VERSE
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