/'vɜ:səs; `vɝsəs/
prep (abbrs 缩写 v, vs) (Latin 拉) against (sb/sth) 对, 对抗（某人[某事物]）
*the advantageof better job opportunities versus the inconvenience of moving house and leaving one's friends 较好的求职机会之利与搬家及远离朋友之弊
* Kent v(ersus) Surrey, eg in cricket 肯特对萨里（如板球比赛）
* (law 律) Rexv(ersus) Crippen 雷克斯对克里平案.

prep
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Medieval Latin;Origin:'toward, against', from Latin vertere; VERSE]
v.BrEvs.AmE
used to show that two people or teams are competing against each other in a game or court case
　the New York Knicks versus the LA Lakers
　the Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade
used when comparing the advantages of two different things, ideas etc
　The finance minister must weigh up the benefits of a tax cut versus those of increased public spending.