| 单词 | match |
| 释义 | match (mætʃ ) Word forms: matches , matching , matched 1. countable noun A2 A match is an organized game of football, tennis, cricket, or some other sport. [mainly British] He was watching a football match. France won the match 28-19. Synonyms: game, test, competition, trial 2. countable noun B2 A match is a small wooden stick with a substance on one end that produces a flame when you rub it along the rough side of a matchbox. ...a packet of cigarettes and a box of matches. 3. verb B1 If something of a particular colour or design matches another thing, they have the same colour or design, or have a pleasing appearance when they are used together. Her nails were painted bright red to match her dress. [VERB noun] All the chairs matched. [VERB] You don't have to match your lipstick exactly to your outfit. [V n + to/with] Mix and match your tableware and textiles from the new Design House collection. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tailor, fit, suit, adapt Match up means the same as match. The pillow cover can match up with the sheets. [V P + with/to] False eyelashes come in various shades, so it's easy to match them up with your own. [V n P + with/to] 4. verb B1+ If something such as an amount or a quality matches with another amount or quality, they are both the same or equal. If you match two things, you make them the same or equal. Their strengths in memory and spatial skills matched. [VERB] Our value system does not match with their value system. [VERB + with] ...efforts to match demand with supply by building new schools. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: correspond, agree, accord, square 5. verb B1 If one thing matches another, they are connected or suit each other in some way. The students are asked to match the books with the authors. [V n + with/to] We will try to match you to employers with the vacancies you are looking for. [V n with/to n] It can take time and effort to match buyers and sellers. [VERB noun] The sale would only go ahead if the name and number matched. [VERB] Pictures of road signs are matched with their Highway Code meanings. [be VERB-ed + with] Synonyms: pair, unite, join, couple Match up means the same as match. The consultant seeks to match up jobless professionals with small companies in need of expertise. [V P n + with] With this app, friends of singles match them up with other users. [VERB noun PARTICLE + with] My sister and I never really matched up. [VERB PARTICLE] I'm sure that yellow lead matched up to that yellow socket. [V P + to/with] 6. singular noun [adjective NOUN] If a combination of things or people is a good match, they have a pleasing effect when placed or used together. Helen's choice of lipstick was a good match for her skin-tone. Moira was a perfect match for him. Synonyms: companion, mate, equal, equivalent 7. verb If you match something, you are as good as it or equal to it, for example in speed, size, or quality. They played some fine attacking football, but I think we matched them in every respect. [VERB noun] His record has never been matched. [VERB noun] 8. verb In a sport or other contest, if you match one person or team against another, in sports or other contests, you make them compete with each other to see which one is better. The finals begin today, matching Chelsea against Manchester United. [V n + with/against] Lewis is matched against the heavyweight champion. [V n with/against n] 9. See also matched, matching 10. to meet your match phrase If you meet your match, you find that you are competing or fighting against someone who you cannot beat because they are as good as you, or better than you. I had finally met my match in power and intellect. 11. no match for phrase If one person or thing is no match for another, they are unable to compete successfully with the other person or thing. I was no match for a man with such power. Hand-held guns proved no match for heavy armor. Phrasal verbs: match up match up to phrasal verb If someone or something does not match up to what was expected, they are smaller, less impressive, or of poorer quality. Her career never quite matched up to its promise. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] ...a father's inability to match up to the expectations of his son. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] The other stories don't quite match up to the high standard of the first. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Idioms: meet your match to find that you are competing or fighting with someone who is as good as you or is better than you When I got into the room with Wesley, it was almost like looking into a mirror for me. I had finally met my match in power and intellect. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a shouting match an angry debate about something We didn't want to get into a horrible shouting match with the university. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the whole shooting match the whole of something I filled in my donor card, ticking the whole shooting-match, from kidneys to liver. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: crucial match The Frenchman has a crucial match tomorrow. The Sun (2008) He is trying to do the usual things as he builds up to a crucial match for Great Britain. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The United forward is now certain to miss a number of crucial matches for club and country. Times, Sunday Times (2007) No one was speaking of disrespect after this tense, scrappy cup match, played mostly in foul conditions. Times,Sunday Times Perhaps the pressure of the cup match was too much. Times, Sunday Times The reigning champ failed to make the cut, then 48 hours later finished last in his section in the first cup match. The Sun And so we had an evenly contested cup match that went all the way to extra time and could easily have gone either way. Times,Sunday Times I had clipped up a losing performance in a cup match. Times, Sunday Times He admitted: 'It was a difficult match'. The Sun (2010) It's going to be a difficult match in the final but I will go out and enjoy it. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The team can breathe a sigh of relief today after the last of a trio of difficult matches. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He had a 45-minute workout, but there are doubts about whether he will have the stamina to play two singles and one doubles match. The Sun A doubles match and the reverse singles will decide the tie today. Times, Sunday Times A singles match generally lasts an hour and a half; a doubles match can be twice as long. Times, Sunday Times In six of the past seven occasions since 2003 that finals were level after day one, the nation that secured the doubles match went on to claim the trophy. Times, Sunday Times Ties will consist of two singles and one doubles match over the best of three sets ? Times, Sunday Times It was an important match for me. The Sun (2014) The biggest problem was that they arrived tired for the important matches. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It could also be useful in sports medicine, allowing injured players to take part in important matches. Times, Sunday Times (2007) One lit match had more heat than his entire performance. Times, Sunday Times It was most entertaining - like watching a firework dance the tango with a lit match. Times, Sunday Times Do not attempt to use a lit match. Times, Sunday Times Lighting the oven seemed to require me to turn on the gas, put my head very far inside, and waggle a lit match around. Times, Sunday Times It was like a lit match dropped on petrol. Times, Sunday Times One will be an intensified attention to each player's direct match opponent. The Sun This will compel unprecedented modernisation in navies, armies and air forces when facing matched opponents in major combat operations. Times, Sunday Times Even though they took an evenly matched opponent to seven games before losing, their meek exit will revive all of the old questions. Globe and Mail The vanilla and chocolate flavours will match perfectly. The Sun It has a great variety of ecosystems and landscapes that match perfectly with the rich traditional architecture and the modern facilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most important, the row headers produced in two different answer sets from the same conformed dimension(s) must be able to match perfectly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He wore grey for the big day and the speech matched perfectly. Times, Sunday Times It matches perfectly with a bucket of wings. The Sun If you are struggling to get a response, an independent recruiter can help you find roles that match your profile across lots of different firms. The Sun Deep in his heart, he knew he didn't match the profile. Christianity Today The stiles and rails often have a profile cut into the inside edge of the outside face - usually a smaller version to match the profile of the panel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The area of research specialization of at least five committee members must match the profile of the materials submitted by the doctoral candidate for the consideration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its 2.50 monthly or 20 annual fee gives you the chance to find a suitable, like-minded holiday companion by matching your profile with existing users or posting holiday ideas. Times, Sunday Times They are just delighted to have secured a victory in their opening match of an event they have never won in 16 previous attempts. The Sun No country have lost their opening match and won the competition. Times, Sunday Times Having won our opening match, provided this one stays at 2-1 we'll be through to the quarter-finals on goal difference. Times, Sunday Times He made an unhappy start, his team losing the opening match of the 2003-04 season 3-0. Times, Sunday Times He says that he badly wanted to be picked for the opening match, having proved that he lifts his performances for his country. Times, Sunday Times On both the quarterfinal match and the semi-final match, she finished with a positive score. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to rain delay, both quarter- and semi-finals were played on the same day, therefore the semifinal match followed the quarterfinal match. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only five athletes participated in this event, making first round a quarterfinal match. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Health problems due to jaundice forced her to withdraw after winning her quarterfinal match. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, she withdrew from her quarterfinal match due to a hamstring injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And we were thinking this was just a rugby match. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps it was an opening gambit, much like the haka at a rugby match. Times, Sunday Times A school rugby match going back to 1879 has been suspended over health and safety fears. Times, Sunday Times Historians said yesterday the 'incredibly important' photograph was the earliest of a rugby match. Times, Sunday Times The win should be celebrated until the final whistle of the last rugby match ever played. Times, Sunday Times This massive event was the gateway to the knockout series leading to a world title match. Times, Sunday Times The angle was very unpopular with fans, and was de-emphasised before the title match. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both wrestlers agreed to a title vs. title match, where one wrestler could walk out with both titles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The title match, however, was often stopped because of the riot between excited fans, and at last the annual match was all folded after 1930. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'm very fortunate to be able to appear on the important stage of a best-of-seven title match. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 比赛, 匹配, 匹配, 火柴 Japanese: 試合 sport, 縁組み partnership, マッチさせる, マッチ |
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