versus

英 [ˈvɜːsəs]

美 [ˈvɜːrsəs]

prep.  (表示两队或双方对阵)对，诉，对抗; (比较两种不同想法、选择等)与…相对，与…相比

CET6考研IELTSTEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.5680 / COCA.3160

牛津词典

prep.

• （表示两队或双方对阵）对，诉，对抗
  used to show that two teams or sides are against each other
  1. It is France versus Brazil in the final.
     决赛是法国队对巴西队。
  2. in the case of the State versus Ford
     在州政府诉福特公司的案件中
• （比较两种不同想法、选择等）与…相对，与…相比
  used to compare two different ideas, choices, etc.
  1. It was the promise of better job opportunities versus the inconvenience of moving away and leaving her friends.
     那是她较好的就业前景与搬走并远离朋友的不便之间的矛盾。

柯林斯词典

• PREP 与…相对;与…相比
  You useversusto indicate that two figures, ideas, or choices are opposed.
  1. 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.
     1982年那一届只有18.8% 的学生在中学毕业4年后获得了某种文凭，而1972年那一届这一比例是45％。
  2. ...bottle-feeding versus breastfeeding.
     牛奶喂养与母乳喂养相比
• PREP （体育比赛中）与…对阵，与…竞争
  Versusis used to indicate that two teams or people are competing against each other in a sporting event.
  1. Italy versus Japan is turning out to be a surprisingly well matched competition.
     在意大利队对日本队的比赛中，双方竟出人意料地势均力敌。
  2. ...Greg Norman and Michael Campbell versus Retief Goosen and David Frost.
     格雷格·诺曼和迈克尔·坎贝尔对阵雷蒂夫·戈森和戴维·弗罗斯特

双语例句

• I understand you have written a new book called the clash of the cultures: investment versus speculation.
  我了解到你写了一本新书，书名是《文化冲突：投资和投机》（TheClashoftheCultures：InvestmentversusSpeculation）。
• Using reflection like this represents a trade-off: complexity versus conciseness.
  像上面这样使用反射代表了一种权衡：复杂性和简洁性。
• This approach allows for individual feature scaling versus scaling all five features.
  该方法允许单个特性的扩展和所有五个特性的扩展。
• There are different explanations for the use of right versus left.
  和左侧相比，使用右侧有不同的解释。
• Now there's a reason why I study this, versus traditional anthropology.
  我研究这个有个原因，与传统人类学对照，原因是工具的使用。
• Its once high-growth Asian markets were down 12.6% versus the expected 8.4% drop.
  曾经迅速增长的亚洲市场，更是下降了12.6%，超过了此前8.4%的下跌预期。
• Let's compare the value of this role within a project versus a program.
  让我们将一个项目和一个规划中的此角色的价值进行对比一下。
• What are the implications of these lags for the debate over active versus passive policy?
  这些时滞对积极和消极的政策的争论的含义是什么？
• Cyclomatic complexity is purely a measure of the relative complexity of one method versus another.
  圈复杂度是衡量一个方法相对于另一个方法的相对复杂度的指标。
• Here is atomic radius versus atomic number.
  这是原子半径和原子序数。