Word · Frequency #9279
Vs
对
versus; against
用于表示对抗或比较
- 1.
n a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it；n a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys; it occurs in several complex minerals including carnotite and vanadinite；n the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one；n the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
对；[经] 对
对；[经] 对
In use
The big game tonight is New York vs Chicago.
Choosing between working from home vs the office is difficult.
The debate often frames it as security vs privacy.
X vs Y
用于表示对抗或比较。
The match is USA vs Canada.
比赛是美国对加拿大。
X vs Y (in legal case names)
在法律语境中常用，表示诉讼双方。
The case is Brown vs Board of Education.
这个案件是布朗诉教育委员会案。
Connections
Collocations
- team A vs team B
- A队对B队
- The match is between team A vs team B.这场比赛是A队对B队。
- man vs machine
- 人与机器对决
- The chess game was a classic man vs machine.这场象棋比赛是一场经典的人机对决。
- nature vs nurture
- 先天与后天
- The debate of nature vs nurture continues.先天与后天的争论仍在继续。
- day vs night
- 白天与黑夜
- She prefers day vs night for studying.她更喜欢白天而不是黑夜学习。
- city vs countryside
- 城市与乡村
- The choice between city vs countryside is difficult.城市与乡村之间的选择很困难。
- home vs away
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vs 像两个人面对面站立，代表对抗，前缀 ver- 表示‘转向’，sus 表示‘站’，合起来就是‘转向站立’即对抗。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：体育比赛、法律文件、日常对比 'vs' 常用于正式场合表示对抗，如体育比赛、法律案件；也广泛用于日常对比讨论。其语域较为灵活，既可在正式文件中使用，也出现在非正式聊天中。这里选择混合语域。
Grammar Note
缩写形式，用于引出对比或对抗的双方，后接名词或名词短语。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.