单词	match
释义	match1 nounmatch2 verb matchmatch1 /mætʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Entry menu MENU FOR matchmatch1 game2 fire3 colours/patterns4 good opponent5 shouting match6 marriage7 suitability Word Origin WORD ORIGINmatch1 Origin: 1, 3-7 Old English mæcca2 1300-1400 Old French meiche ‘wick’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field. a tennis match Are you going to the match tomorrow? Chess experts expected Kadparov to win the next match. Doctors failed to find a match for the bone marrow transplant. Eric scored the only goal in the match against Albany. If we win the next three matches, we could still go through to the semi-final. Keith sprained his wrist in a wrestling match. Stores will mix paints so you can get a good match for your curtains. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A fairytale match it is - makes one wish one were young again! Do I fear for her chances of making another match? Female speaker Don't play with matches and don't play near fires. From what I saw of the match he played well. Furthermore, Gregor Townsend, the 19-year-old fly-half, had an excellent match to confirm he is a player of rich potential. Sir Thomas now welcomes the match that he first feared. The other goal in that match is quite amusing as well when he chips the goalie. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto beat someone in a game, competition, election etc► beat to get more points, votes etc than an opposing team or political party: · Do you think the Socialists will beat the Liberals in the election?· Brazil beat Italy in the final.· Lewis was a tough boxer, and a hard man to beat.beat somebody at something: · My Father used to let me beat him at chess.beat somebody by 20 points/5 seconds/50 votes etc: · The Swedish runner beat the Canadian by just under two seconds.beat somebody 3-1/84 to 61/etc: · The Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-3. ► defeat especially written to get more points, votes etc than an opposing team, person, or political party. Defeat is more formal than beat .: · For the sixth consecutive year, Oxford defeated Cambridge today in the annual boat race.· Polk of California was defeated by a Democratic challenger in the last election.defeat somebody by 20 points/two goals to one etc: · Sanchez defeated Dornan by just 984 votes. ► get the better of especially British, spoken to defeat an opponent or team in a game - use this especially about opponents or teams of a similar ability: · She's determined not to let Smith, her fiercest rival, get the better of her. ► be more than a match for to easily beat your opponent in a game, especially when people were not expecting you to: · I thought I might beat Tracy at tennis but she was more than a match for me.· The Russian president has once again proved more than a match for his political adversaries. better than someone or something else► better · We could either go to Florida or California -- which do you think is better?better than · Your job is better than mine.· My sister is a better student than me.· The sales figures were better than we expected.better at something/doing something · Lucy's better at mathematics than I am.far better/much better/a lot better · His latest novel is far better than anything he's written before.better quality · Consumers are demanding lower prices, better quality, and a larger selection of goods. ► superior products, skills, or services that are superior are better than those that they are competing against: · Our aim is to provide our clients with a superior service at all times.· The company has a reputation for superior technology and customer loyalty.superior to: · They claimed that a vegetarian diet was superior to a meat diet. ► of a higher standard/of higher quality written goods or services that are of a higher standard or higher quality are better than they were previously or better than goods or services of a similar kind: · In the mid-eighties, American consumers began to purchase more and more Japanese products, believing they were better value and of higher quality.of a higher standard/of higher quality than: · Government officials are claiming that the health care available here is of a much higher standard than in neighbouring countries. ► beat informal to be much better and more enjoyable than something else: · Jake's home-made burgers beat anything you can get at fast-food restaurants.beat doing something: · It's not a particularly good job, but it certainly beats being unemployed. ► a cut above informal clearly better than others of the same type: · Musicians of the time admitted that the Ellington Orchestra was a cut above all others.a cut above the rest: · The first applicant we interviewed was definitely a cut above the rest. ► have the edge on/over to be slightly better than something or someone else: have the edge on/over something: · Their new laptop computer seems to have the edge on the competition.have the edge on/over somebody: · Having spent a year in Brazil, she hoped she would have the edge over the other language students. ► have an advantage over to be better, more effective, and more useful than something else, especially because of a particular feature: have an advantage over something: · The fact that this computer is so simple to use means that it has an advantage over most other systems.have a distinct advantage over something (=have a clear advantage over something): · For certain types of work, natural wood has distinct advantages over plastics. ► be more than a match for to be much more skilful and more successful at doing something than someone else: be more than a match for somebody: · When it comes to TV debates, Senator Murphy's more than a match for any of his rivals.be more than a match for something: · The rebel army's tactics are more than a match for the nation's military forces. ► special better than something of the usual type, for example by being more enjoyable, more useful, or of higher quality: · I don't want an ordinary wedding. I want something special.· Of my nine gold medals, this one is the most special.· Some aides privately complain that the Senator receives special treatment. equal in quality, standard, or ability► be as good as · I don't think she ever recorded a song as good as "Stormy Weather".· They say that the new Argentinian striker will be as good as Maradona.· "How's the strawberry flavor?" "It's OK, but not as good as the chocolate one." ► be equal to to be as good or as important as all the other things that are available: be equal to anyone/anything: · There's no doubt that she can produce work that is equal to anyone else's in her class.· The architecture here is equal to anything found in Florence or Rome. ► equally : equally strong/good/difficult etc equal in strength, quality etc: · Chantal Johnson was brought up in Canada, and is equally fluent in French and English.· The meat can then be baked, grilled, or sautéed with equally good results.· Danny has great skill as a football player, and, equally important, the determination that you need to succeed. ► equal/match to be as good as something else or equal in size, speed, power etc: · No one has ever equalled her performance as Juliet.· The cloth dyers of ancient Tyre produced beautiful colours that have never been equalled by even the finest synthetic dyes.be matched/equalled only by something: · The facilities at the club were only matched by one or two other clubs in Europe. ► rival to be almost as good, impressive, or successful as something that is very good, impressive etc: · The college's facilities rival those of Harvard or Yale.rival something in something: · The new aeroplane would rival its competitors in terms of noise, range and versatility.· The prince built a vast palace, rivalling Versailles in size and opulence. ► be on a par with to be as good or almost as good as something that is very good: · The acquisition of Walker puts the company on a par with its rivals in France and Germany.· Donald showed up with a woman called Pandora, whose beauty was on a par with any film star. ► be evenly matched if competitors or opponents are evenly matched they have almost equal ability, so a game or competition between them will be very even: · The two wrestlers were evenly matched.· It seems that the teams are pretty evenly matched, but the French players are probably more experienced. ► there's nothing to choose between British you say there's nothing to choose between two things or people when they are both equally good and you cannot say which is better: · After the interviews we had to admit there was nothing to choose between the two candidates.· There's really nothing to choose between the performance of these two cars. an occasion when people compete against each other in a game► game an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a game or sport: · Sharpe had injured a knee in a football game a few weeks earliera game of chess/soccer/darts etc: · Would you be up for a game of darts at the local pub?· We played three games of checkers, and she beat me every time.best/worst/first etc game of the season: · We were able to get seats for the last game of the season. ► match an occasion when two people or teams compete against each other in a sport or game - used especially about soccer, rugby, cricket, tennis, or chess: · Chess experts expected Kadparov to win the next match.football/cricket/boxing etc match: · A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field.· Keith sprained his wrist in a wrestling match. ► event a match or competition, especially one that is important and is attended by a lot of people: · Tomorrow's match against Portugal is expected to be the big event of the season.sporting event: · John rarely misses a sporting event in his town.· Wimbledon is one of Britain's great sporting events. to lose a game, argument, election, war etc► lose to lose a game, competition, fight, or war: · I always lose when I play tennis with my sister.lose a game/fight/election etc: · Everyone expected the Democrats to lose the election.· The Chicago Bears lost their eighth game in a row (=they lost eight games, one after the other).lose to: · England lost to Brazil in the final.· He lost his title unexpectedly to a man who is virtually unknown outside boxing circles.lose 3-2/by 1 goal/by 10 votes/by 20 points etc: · The Springboks lost by only three points to the All Blacks.· The match was lost 3 to 1.lose somebody the game/competition/election etc (=be the reason that someone lost): · Many people think that the Democrats' tax policies lost them the election. ► be beaten to lose a game, competition, or race, often by a large amount or when you were expecting to win: · In 37 fights, Lewis has only been beaten once.· Jake sure doesn't like being beaten.be beaten by: · The Barbarians were beaten in the quarter-finals by the Korean side.get beaten: · We always seems to get beaten when we play in Europe. ► be defeated to lose an important or difficult battle, election, or game: · Government forces took control of the town after the rebel forces were defeated.be defeated by: · Last night, the Raiders were defeated by a superior team.be badly/heavily/decisively defeated (=be very badly defeated): · He ran for Congress last year, but was decisively defeated.be narrowly defeated (=to lose but be very close to winning): · The Democratic Party was narrowly defeated in the general election, and will form a coalition with the Congress party. ► defeat when a person, team, or army is defeated in a game, competition, election, battle etc: · It was the Christian Democratic Party's fourth successive electoral defeat.defeat of: · the defeat of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloosomebody's defeat of somebody (=the fact that one person or team defeats another): · Scotland's defeat of Spainsomebody's defeat by somebody (=the fact that one person or team is defeated by another): · Mr Taylor blamed bad publicity for his defeat by Mr Jones.a crushing/humiliating/resounding defeat: · The captain offered no excuses for his team's humiliating defeat.· The New York Times described the withdrawal of troops as a resounding defeat for the government.suffer a defeat: · She retired from the sport after suffering a series of humiliating defeats. ► meet your match if a very good player, team etc meets their match , they are beaten by an even better player, team etc, especially after a long period during which they were never beaten: · She's a good player but she'll meet her match when she plays Sara.meet your match in: · I slowly started to realize I had met my match in Nigel. ► take a beating to lose very badly in a game of football, tennis etc: · `I hear you took a bit of a beating last night.' 'Yeah, we lost 12 -2.' an occasion when people compete against each other in a sport► game an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a sport: · Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling game.· I got two tickets for the Bulls' game.· Who won last night's game?game of tennis/squash etc: · How about a game of tennis this evening?basketball/football etc game: · Do you want to come and watch the volleyball game this Saturday? ► match especially British an occasion when two people or two teams compete against each other in a sport: · Are you going to the match tomorrow?· If we win the next three matches, we could still go through to the semi-final.a football/cricket/boxing etc match: · A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field. ► race a competition in which several people try to run, drive, ride, swim etc faster than each other: · What time does the first race start?· Hill won the race, and Schumacher finished second.boat/car/horse etc race: · Her husband spent all their money gambling on horse races.· the annual university boat race between Oxford and Cambridge when two people are suitable for each other► compatible able to have a very good relationship with each other, because you have characters, interests, qualities etc that go well together: · Compatible couples generally share the same values and have similar lifestyles and goals.· The success of a relationship depends largely on how compatible two people are and how well they communicate. ► be well-matched also be well-suited British if two people are well-matched or well-suited , they are suitable for each other because they agree about most things, like and dislike the same things etc: · They're a well-matched pair. He's ambitious, and she'll back him all the way.· Selina and I are very well-suited to each other. We seem to agree about most things. ► be made for each other if two people are made for each other , they are naturally very suitable for each other: · Sam and Ellie are made for each other. I just can't think of either of them with anyone else.· When they met in Paris last fall, they fell immediately in love and knew they were made for each other. ► be a perfect match/pair/couple to be exactly suitable for each other: · Isn't it great that Will and Sue are getting married? I really think they are a perfect match.· They're a perfect couple - Joe has charm and Delia has money. ► be right for also be the right one/person/man/woman etc for if someone is right for someone else or the right one for them, they have the type of character, interests etc that make them likely to have a very good relationship with that person: · She's a nice girl, but I don't think she's right for my brother.· As soon as I met him, I knew he was the right one for me. ► be ideally suited British if two people are ideally suited , they are so suitable for each other that it would be very difficult to find a better relationship: · They are both as mad as each other. Ideally suited I would say.be ideally suited for: · Malcom will be ideally suited for Angela. They have such a lot in common. WORD SETS► Colours amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► go to a match · I love going to football matches. ► watch a match · I watched the match on TV. ► play a match · We played the match in heavy rain. ► lose a match · They lost the match, despite playing very well. ► win a match · Do you think we'll win our next match? ► draw a match (=finish with the score even)· United have drawn their last two matches. ► have a match (=be scheduled to play a match)· Do we have a match on Sunday? ► postpone a match (=arrange for it to happen at a later time)· Our first match was postponed because of bad weather. ► miss a match (=not play in a match)· He missed two matches because of an ankle injury. ► level the match (=make the score level)· Woods won the last two holes to level the match. ► clinch the match (=to win a match by scoring a goal, hitting a winning ball etc)· Ronaldo clinched the match with a brilliant goal. ► referee a match (=be the person on the field who makes sure players follow the rules)· The matches are refereed by the children's parents. ► a match kicks off (=it starts)· The match kicks off at 3.30 pm. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + match► great/brilliant (=very good to watch)· We're sure it's going to be another great match. ► exciting · The match could not have been more exciting. ► thrilling (=very exciting)· There were some thrilling matches at Wimbledon this year. ► tough (=difficult)· At this stage of the competition, every match is tough. ► close (=with each team playing equally well)· Germany won the match, although it was close. ► an important/crucial match · Luckily, all their players are fit for such an important match. ► a big match (=an important match)· Are you going to watch the big match on TV? ► a football/rugby/tennis etc match · There was a rugby match going on on the school field. ► a home match (=played at the place where a team usually practises)· They have won their last five home matches. ► an away match (=played at the place where the opponent usually practises)· This is their last away match of the season. ► a live match (=shown on TV as it happens)· There is a live match on TV every Wednesday evening. ► a friendly match (=not part of a competition)· Fitness is still important in friendly matches. ► a qualifying match (=to decide who plays in a competition)· They won all their qualifying matches. ► a semi-final match (=between two of the last four teams left in a competition)· Spain beat Russia in their semi-final match last night. phrase► man of the match (=the best player in a match)· Henri was named man of the match. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a championship game/match · He was playing in his first championship game of the season. ► a charity match/concert/show etc · The band appeared at a charity concert for free. ► a chess game/match · Who won the chess game? ► clinch a match/championship/victory etc  A last-minute touchdown clinched the game. ► a matching colour (=one that is the same as something else)· I bought some gloves and a scarf in a matching colour. ► a colour matches something (=it is the same colour)· The colour in this tin of paint doesn’t match the walls. ► a cricket match (=a game of cricket) ► debut match/performance etc  He scored in his debut match for the club. ► fit/match a description (=be like the person in a police description)· The first man they arrested did not fit the description given by the victim. ► an exact match (=something that is exactly the same as something else)· The two DNA samples were an exact match. ► a football match/game · Do you often go to football matches? ► a match/marriage made in heaven (=a happy and successful marriage) ► match/suit somebody's mood · The terrible weather matched her mood. ► win a game/match · It’s supposed to be easier to win your home games. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big · They loiter outside the big match with fistfuls of grubby tickets priced at many times their face value.· He may be a talented shot-maker, but as a big match strategist, he is an acknowledged fool.· Today the Echo offers you the chance to become one of the big match mascots.· Worse followed when 10,000 coupons were handed out at a big match at Hull - but 9,999 vanished.· With only 9,000 tickets allocated to the county, many are faced with the prospect of watching the big match on television.· But if Liverpool are playing in a big match, we let them stay up until the end.· A winner for the authentic big match atmosphere every time.· Then Vivienne joined in and the three of us had a big slanging match. ► final · Waysiders will accompany Moray out of Division Five after only drawing 5-5 in their final match at Glenrothes.· The final three-day match against the full Leewards side was a slight disappointment.· The series now stands at one match each, and there is all to play for in the final match in Colombo.· In the fifth and final match, nobody expected Nestor to pull off more of his Friday night magic.· He finally drew the cigar into red heat and discarded the final match.· They are two points behind Portadown and would need to beat City of Derry by a landslide in their final match.· The final match against the local Lozère Regional Select U21s was won comfortably 54-3.· All of which means that Shorts require just three points from their final match of the season to clinch the championship. ► good · In his eyes a good match is one for which sponsors cough up cash.· In fact, it would be a better match than the one Aharon made.· Not surprisingly, some of the best matches of the week were those involving the top players.· He hurried out exceedingly pleased with himself and enjoying the prospect of what promised to be a very good wrestling match.· Now he is known best for writing and talking a good match.· The cloud thought the wind would be a good match, because he was even stronger than the cloud.· A good match should fit the original very closely.· All this granted, it couldn't be a better match. ► international · Where was this important international match played?· Instinctively, they are good players; what they need is exposure to international matches.· It concluded that international matches should be the pre-eminent parameter to fixture programming.· Maybe this was brought on because of fatigue from travelling for international matches in midweek.· Gimbert is young, this was his first real international match and he didn't know how to handle it. ► opening · She was handed a number to indicate her challenger for the opening match.· The new pitches at Judges Road have been meticulously prepared over the summer for this weekend's opening match.· He will need to keep his eye on the ball during an opening match against rookie Peter Ebdon.· And then he battered his highest score of the tour, hitting 165 in the opening Test match.· The Teessiders finished fifth in the opening match, but were only 40 points behind winners Leicester Coritanian.· Lendl's 7-6 6-2 defeat by Omar Camporese follows his opening match loss at last week's Madrid Open. ► perfect · As far as our school was concerned the timing of this initiative was a perfect match with our stage of development.· Not that it was a perfect match.· A perfect match my sister used to say.· Salmon, with its reddish color, is a perfect match, as is ahi tuna.· His body, as though accustomed to her shape, her rhythm, accommodated itself to hers in perfect match.· But in a sense Helmsman is the perfect match for him.· All in all it is a perfect match reel. ► return · In the return match, however, Sheffield thrashed Derby by 34 runs to win handsomely.· In the return match at the Basin Reserve he took five wickets in the first innings and scored a handy 42.· Although, to be honest, I'd understand if he turned down the offer of a return match.· The return match is to be held next week at Leeds United's home ground, Elland Road.· I could hardly wait for a return match. ► whole · They did not like it, argued against it - argued against the whole match - but she held firm.· Why not rerun the whole shooting match in every state that was too close to call?· According to the Telegraph, Man City had only 3 attacks of note in the whole match.· One old stalwart who stuck with the whole match contracted such a severe cold that he died of exposure.· It completed the 4-0 sweep and proved to be one of the key moments of the whole match.· Wetherall did very well against Dowie who was literally a handful the whole match.· The whole match was very difficult for us. NOUN► championship · However, the field will again be widened and seating capacity adjusted to 54, 000 for the championship match.· In those five seasons of triumph, 86 of their 140 championship matches were won and only 20 lost.· Declan Bonner was not in the Donegal line-up - he was far too busy running the show in a club championship match.· Meanwhile, Essex and Lancashire were again frustrated by the Manchester weather on the final day of their championship match.· The World Championship match will not be the first time the two players have contested a world title. ► cricket · One man had taken photographs in the churchyard ... and at that cricket match when Flyte had been scoring.· Let Lopwitz watch all the cricket matches he wants to!· Looking down, Branson could see a cricket match in progress in the grounds.· He is at the cricket match today?· There his spot was to organize a Tonbridge v Clifton cricket match, news of which hit the national press.· Tomorrow, which was a Saturday, David was going to a cricket match at Luke's school.· He walked off and I gazed blankly at the cricket match.· First a cricket match with a murder at the end of it, then having to face Mama. ► cup · Now the Walker Cup match is over, certain players should think hard before chasing a mirage.· The distribution of tickets late in the day on Tuesday for the sale of Saturday's Cup match are a good example.· Extra Time - Can be played if a cup match is drawn. ► football · On Tuesdays we may have a school football match but we usually do not have one.· A football match with a one-legged goalkeeper and all of the crowd bearing arms was one of many memorable scenes.· We may have a football match planned but not always.· Even the kick-off for the Barcelona v Liverpool football match was delayed to accommodate the episode.· It degenerated into a three-sided football match, with blue, yellow and red-lit supporters all but waving rattles in support of their teams.· An equal amount of injury might have happened at a football match but that was beside the point.· However, visitors from outlying areas to attend football matches will contribute substantially to the local economy of the cities mentioned above.· The others were discussing a battalion football match. ► home · If I remember right, first home matches have been similar for a few years now.· Last home match, Gloucester ran in 6 tries and 38 points against Bristol.· Wright will be replaced by Gary Harker for Boro's home match against Huddersfield.· In a home match against Huddersfield Town, Newcastle were 3-2 down after conceding a questionable penalty to the visitors.· If it is a home match, though, he will usually get up around two-thirty.· Starting with next Saturday's home match against Towcestrians they face three successive league matches, with Durham Cup ties in midweek.· Ironside's one-month loan spell will be completed after the home match against play-off outsiders Gillingham.· The following week, they play their first league home match, when Bective will provide the opposition. ► league · The team lost nine of their last 11 league matches and have now won only seven out of 49.· Richardson Report: Gloucester's league match at Saracens was a cliff hanger right until the very last kick of the game.· In the event he need not have worried as Liverpool won six of their remaining seven league matches and drew the other.· But Torquay had a League match at Colchester on the same night, with the black star out with a calf injury! ► point · He needed seven match points before beating his opponent.· Muster angrily smashed his racket on the court after double-faulting on match point and could be fined.· The best he could do was to save a match point and take the third game. ► report · Could anyone please post a full match report please?· Does anyone have any team news, or a match report?· Inflated language sometimes enlivened a dull game but most match reports were glib and full of clichés.· Referee Alf Buksh is understood to have complained in his match report of being verbally abused by officials from both teams. ► tennis · During a tennis match, the movements of the foot can gradually loosen laces.· Enthusiastically squired to polo matches, luncheons, swims, and tennis matches, Margarett did not miss Eddie.· Well, no, but an interesting verbal tennis match did take place.· He watched the two student sections like a tennis match, his head swiveling back and forth as the refrain continued.· Adam recalled the table tennis match.· Celestine had remained totally silent, her eyes moving as in a tennis match between her professor and Leah. ► test · As a commentator he achieved an international double by being behind the microphone for two Test matches and one rugby international.· This had been his first Test match on home soil and he was far from satisfied.· Mine helped to lose a Test match.· After all, they all had another Test match in four days' time.· The deal marks the first time a Test match will be shown live, in full, from the sub-continent.· Mr Major, meanwhile, cancelled a scheduled visit to Manchester to watch the Test match and worked on his speech instead.· But during the heat of a test match battle, the instantaneous decision by a captain can have an irreversible effect. VERB► light · She heard Ludovico stumble, curse and then light a match.· You just sit on the ground, chant, douse yourself with gasoline and light a match.· Basil also remembers he smoked a pipe which he managed to fill and light with matches, entirely unaided.· Walter lit a match and lowered his face toward it.· He had been mischievously lighting matches and throwing them around the room. ► lose · McEnroe, who lost a tough match with Stefano Pescosolido, 7-6 1-6 6-4, said he was losing his mental edge.· Trinidad lost its first match, falling to El Salvador 3-2.· On their last trip to these shores, the Aussies lost their opening match embarrassingly to Ian Botham's Worcestershire.· The Galaxy, who had lost their five previous matches, knotted the game early in the second half.· But only if he beats Ivanisevic today and Courier loses his match with Chang.· Mine helped to lose a Test match.· Marsden was bowled early on the third morning for 16 so losing the match by an overwhelming innings and 50 runs.· Trace Coley, who'd lost a match and a lover in as many minutes, burst into tears. ► meet · But they met their match in Ryde School from the Isle of Wight, who pipped them for victory.· He has met his match, and probably better.· It was downstairs in the hotel's night-bar that the unfortunate Simonsen met her undignified match.· Two years ago the 41year-old received a similar amount when his former teams of Liverpool and Arsenal met for a testimonial match.· It was low tide at St Catherine's Dock, and the Thames was about to meet its match.· It seemed on this occasion she had met her match.· But in political lobbyist Palmer Stoat he meets his match. ► miss · He was skipper of the relegated Robins side last year and missed just one match.· It could mean him missing the next match as a result.· Influence Dewi Morris is back at scrum-half after missing the middle match of the divisional season.· What's more, I got back home late, and missed most of the match on Sportsnight.· After being ruled out of Leeds' championship run-in last season, he's now set to miss Saturday's match against Wimbledon.· Winger John Hendrie misses the match with a calf injury.· Les Smith - who at 77 never misses a match - is one of many left bitterly disappointed. ► play · We played the match and won, and just before saying goodbye I said I'd see him at Birkdale.· After playing in a match during a snowstorm he caught pneumonia which led to fatal tuberculosis.· But if Liverpool are playing in a big match, we let them stay up until the end.· Children playing with matches killed 37 people in one year.· They'd played with matches in their room, lighting a fire in the garden of their dolls' house.· He could play his first match for Lazio on Sunday September 13 at home to Fiorentina.· He did not leave Hampshire until 1936, during which lengthy spell he played 700 matches - a record - for them. ► shout · Precipitating the shouting match at Lindale was a 25-cent increase in the $ 1 admission fee.· Then the shouting matches would commence.· Once, amid a furious shouting match reported by Clinton biographer David Maraniss, then-Gov.· Not only did the two men hate each other personally, but their disputes often degenerated into shouting matches at mission meetings.· Board meetings deteriorated into black-white shouting matches.· It ended in a shouting match, with Milken being escorted from the building by a security guard.· International observers and journalists crowded around each minor scuffle and shouting match. ► strike · He took one of the smaller candles and, striking a match, held it to the wick.· She was so cold that she struck a match for warmth.· It's like striking a match, Meg.· Eulah Mae saw her sharply strike a match against a square match box to light a cigarette over a fresh beer.· She had so obviously struck a match with some one else.· She struck a match and blew it out.· Some one struck a match at the open door of the landing bedroom.· She saw these things when she struck her matches that she was supposed to sell. ► watch · I got back to Durham today after staying on in Leeds to watch the Villa match!· Let Lopwitz watch all the cricket matches he wants to!· It will cost me a packet to travel down to watch the rescheduled match!· Sometimes after I watch a match, I feel sick because of it.· She wished she hadn't watched the match.· You just press a button and watch the match.· My father and two brothers had been watching the match on television.· With only 9,000 tickets allocated to the county, many are faced with the prospect of watching the big match on television. ► win · They could; and should have won this match and the players have to look to themselves.· Deep Blue made history by winning the match with two victories against one loss and three draws.· Herefordshire were the team to catch in the Eastern Division by winning their first two matches - just.· Even then they battled until the service run was broken and Cotswold took the set 15-12 to win the match 3-0.· In this way, short-handed teams still have a chance to win and the match is therefore meaningful.· We went out there and knew we were going to win our matches and crush them.· Wycombe will draw level on points with Colchester if they win their Conference match at Farnborough this afternoon. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► shouting match He was a diplomat; he liked negotiation and conclusions, not shouting matches in smoke-filled rooms which went nowhere. On the pavements, pedestrians bump into each other rather than step aside, and small offences turn quickly into shouting matches. Once, amid a furious shouting match reported by Clinton biographer David Maraniss, then-Gov. Precipitating the shouting match at Lindale was a 25-cent increase in the $ 1 admission fee. She interrupts the shouting match behind her to seek directions to Aunt Molly's hotel. Their late-night shouting match was so noisy it kept staff awake. Then the shouting matches would commence. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► benefit concert/performance/match Browne played a benefit concert at Zellerbach Hall on the UC-Berkeley campus Thursday night. He later played a benefit concert in aid of the protest. Last August, after leaving a rehearsal for the benefit performance, Hicks witnessed a stabbing and wound up being the suspect. Most significant for a county player was the opportunity to have a benefit match. This group also organized musicians to play benefit concerts for the campaign. ► evenly matched The teams seem pretty evenly matched, so it's hard to say who will win. As a result, the two parties ended up being fairly evenly matched. Flow is experienced when people perceive opportunities for action being evenly matched by their capabilities. Importance of national security considerations Public opinion polls published on the eve of the election showed the two main parties evenly matched. In the early stage the sides were evenly matched effectively cancelling each other out. Leeds scored through Wallace with 7 minutes to go in an evenly matched game. Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit. Sometimes there will be two candidates who are fairly evenly matched and there may be uncertainty about which should be appointed. When fighting does occur - as when two evenly matched individuals meet - it seldom results in injury. ► grudge fight/match None of the combatants in this grunge grudge match are over 20. Six other players were sin-binned as Britain beat New Zealand 3-2 in a grudge match. ► meet your match I slowly started to realize I had met my match in Nigel. It seems Connoly's finally met her political match. She's a good player but she'll meet her match when she plays Sara. All that changes when she meets her match in Doug. And, in any case, I think she realised she had met her match. But in political lobbyist Palmer Stoat he meets his match. But they met their match in Ryde School from the Isle of Wight, who pipped them for victory. He has met his match, and probably better. It seemed on this occasion she had met her match. It was low tide at St Catherine's Dock, and the Thames was about to meet its match. Well, this time you've met your match, Adam Burns. ► mix and match You can mix and match this home-office furniture to fit your needs. But juicy fruit-punch shades like orange and lime to be mixed and matched are equally hot. Chairman Charles Dolan moves close to realizing his longtime vision of mixing and matching sporting events on different levels of television. Creative maps have been drawn, land swaps considered, municipal powers mixed and matched. Female speaker Voice over It's mix and match at Chipping Norton, where they're staging their first ever mixed fours. Lenders may mix and match Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac requirements. The mix and match formula ensures that shareholders are treated on an equal basis. The units may be mixed and matched with topics already being delivered in early stages to provide a scientific context. This is what allows you to adjust the colours and mix and match them for your new palette. ► seal a victory/win/match Andy Cole's first international goal sealed victory in injury time. He then supplied the finishing touch to a 32-pass move to seal victory. ► the whole shooting match Why not rerun the whole shooting match in every state that was too close to call? ► (match somebody) stride for stride► strike a match Eulah Mae saw her sharply strike a match against a square match box to light a cigarette over a fresh beer. Four Negro GIs went apeshit striking matches on sleek bottoms. He took one of the smaller candles and, striking a match, held it to the wick. It's like striking a match, Meg. She struck a match and blew it out. She had so obviously struck a match with some one else. She was so cold that she struck a match for warmth. Some one struck a match at the open door of the landing bedroom. ► throw a match/game/fight This year, he is throwing a game party at his home in Austin. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivematchingunmatchednounmatchverbmatch 1game [countable] especially British English an organized sports event between two teams or people:  It’s our last match of the season.cricket/football/tennis etc match They’re preparing for a big (=important) match tomorrow.match against/between/with the match between Nigeria and Irelandhome/away match (=a match played at a team’s own sports ground, or at a different ground) Good teams win their home matches. McClaire’s goal earned him the title of man of the match (=the person in a team who plays best).2fire [countable] a small wooden or paper stick with a special substance at the top, that you use to light a fire, cigarette etc:  a box of matches Don’t let your children play with matches.strike/light a match (=rub a match against a surface to produce a flame) Peg struck a match and lit the candle. I tore up the letter and put a match to it (=made it burn, using a match).3colours/patterns [singular] something that is the same colour or pattern as something else, or looks attractive with itmatch for That shirt’s a perfect match for your blue skirt.4good opponent [singular] someone who is much stronger, cleverer etc than their opponent:  Carlos was no match for the champion. This time you’ve met your match, Adam Burns! I’m not giving up without a fight! Guerrilla tactics proved more than a match for the Soviet military machine.5shouting match (also slanging match British English) a loud angry argument in which two people insult each other:  The meeting degenerated into a shouting match.6marriage [singular] a marriage or two people who are married:  They’re a perfect match.a match made in heaven (=a marriage of two people who are exactly right for each other) Claire made a good match (=married someone suitable).7suitability [singular] a situation in which something is suitable for something else, so that the two things work together successfullymatch between We need to establish a match between students’ needs and teaching methods. → mix and match at mix1(6)COLLOCATIONSverbsgo to a match· I love going to football matches.watch a match· I watched the match on TV.play a match· We played the match in heavy rain.lose a match· They lost the match, despite playing very well.win a match· Do you think we'll win our next match?draw a match (=finish with the score even)· United have drawn their last two matches.have a match (=be scheduled to play a match)· Do we have a match on Sunday?postpone a match (=arrange for it to happen at a later time)· Our first match was postponed because of bad weather.miss a match (=not play in a match)· He missed two matches because of an ankle injury.level the match (=make the score level)· Woods won the last two holes to level the match.clinch the match (=to win a match by scoring a goal, hitting a winning ball etc)· Ronaldo clinched the match with a brilliant goal.referee a match (=be the person on the field who makes sure players follow the rules)· The matches are refereed by the children's parents.a match kicks off (=it starts)· The match kicks off at 3.30 pm.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + matchgreat/brilliant (=very good to watch)· We're sure it's going to be another great match.exciting· The match could not have been more exciting.thrilling (=very exciting)· There were some thrilling matches at Wimbledon this year.tough (=difficult)· At this stage of the competition, every match is tough.close (=with each team playing equally well)· Germany won the match, although it was close.an important/crucial match· Luckily, all their players are fit for such an important match.a big match (=an important match)· Are you going to watch the big match on TV?a football/rugby/tennis etc match· There was a rugby match going on on the school field.a home match (=played at the place where a team usually practises)· They have won their last five home matches.an away match (=played at the place where the opponent usually practises)· This is their last away match of the season.a live match (=shown on TV as it happens)· There is a live match on TV every Wednesday evening.a friendly match (=not part of a competition)· Fitness is still important in friendly matches.a qualifying match (=to decide who plays in a competition)· They won all their qualifying matches.a semi-final match (=between two of the last four teams left in a competition)· Spain beat Russia in their semi-final match last night.phraseman of the match (=the best player in a match)· Henri was named man of the match. match1 nounmatch2 verb matchmatch2 ●●● S3 W2 verb Entry menu MENU FOR matchmatch1 look good together2 look the same3 seem the same4 suitable5 connect6 be equal7 make equal8 give money9 competitionPhrasal verbsmatch up Verb Table VERB TABLE match Simple Form Present I, you, we, they match he, she, it matches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they matched Present perfect I, you, we, they have matched he, she, it has matched Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had matched Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will match Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have matched Continuous Form Present I am matching he, she, it is matching you, we, they are matching Past I, he, she, it was matching you, we, they were matching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been matching he, she, it has been matching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been matching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be matching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been matching Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Match the words on the left with the pictures on the right. Anderson will receive a bonus that matches his base salary. Baltimore's economic performance has not matched that of comparable cities. Double check that you have an invoice to match every check. For every outfit, Stephanie seemed to have a handbag and shoes to match. Forming alliances with other countries was the only way to match the power of the enemy. GMI tries to match students with companies that will hire them. I'm looking for a rug to match my bedroom curtains. In the lounge everything matched; the curtains, the sofa, the carpet and the cushions. Nothing we have ever seen matches this moment. She was wearing black high-heeled shoes that matched her skirt and jacket. Teresa got everything to match for the baby's room. The only cars which could match the acceleration of the Ferraris were the Shelby Cobras and Aston Martins. Their performance in government didn't quite match their election promises. This lipstick matches your blouse exactly. Tom's description and mine matched. Wages won't go up to match prices. You can't go out wearing socks that don't match. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But its sequences did not match those of herpes strains the researchers have been able to check so far. He wore motor-cyclist's leathers underneath, black and shiny, with calf-length boots to match. Her eyes tuned in, but her mind could not match them. If he loves her, such feelings are changeable; an impulse to match Harriet with disappointed Frank is quickly put by. Otherwise, Exe Directory is a way of matching the supply and demand of research ideas. The town was getting a woozy, criminal feeling that rather matched his own. We shall have to match his fighting spirit, and not let our fear overwhelm us before the first blow is struck. Thesaurus THESAURUS► match if something matches something else, they look good together because they are very similar in colour or style: · a black suit with a handbag and shoes to match· The earrings matched her eyes. ► go with something to look good with something else – Go with is very common in everyday English: · Do you think that blue wallpaper will go with the carpet? ► go together if two things go together, they look good when they are worn or seen with each other. Go together is very common in everyday English: · That jacket and skirt don’t really go together.· The blue and the yellow go together well. ► complement formal if a piece of clothing or a colour complements something, it makes it look more attractive: · A simple string of pearls will complement any outfit. ► well coordinated/perfectly coordinated if clothes, decorations etc are well or perfectly coordinated, they look good together because they have similar colours and styles: · Her outfits are always perfectly coordinated. Longman Language Activatorthe same in number, amount, level etc as something else► equal · You should spend an equal amount of time on each question in the test. · Dilute the syrup with an equal volume of water, stir and serve with ice.equal to · The alcohol in a pint of beer is equal to that in two glasses of wine.· The distance between A and B in the diagram is equal to the diameter of the circle, C.of equal size/length/weight/power/strength etc · When facing an opponent of equal strength, Barker's speed gives her a big advantage. ► as old/strong/long etc as something that is as old, strong, long etc as something else is of equal age, strength, length etc: · At fourteen Jeremy was already as tall as his father.· The nation was once more as strong as the other major powers in Europe.· Harry was lively and intelligent, but not as good-looking as his older brother. ► be the same if two amounts, levels etc are the same they are equal: · The northern route is longer than the southern one, but the fare is the same.· The experiment was repeated by Professor Schwartz, and the results were the same.be the same size/weight/power etc: · The two cars are roughly the same size, and have similar engines.be the same height/age etc as: · Her sister is the same age as me.exactly/roughly the same: · We're both exactly the same height. ► equivalent something such as an amount, level, or quantity that is equivalent to something else has an equal effect or result but is not completely the same as it: · If these prizes are not in stock we will send you an equivalent gift of the same value.equivalent to: · The volcanic eruption on Krakatoa had an explosive power equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT.· Unemployed workers receive welfare payments and rent assistance equivalent to 50% of their usual income. ► equal to be exactly equal to a number, amount, or level - used especially in technical or scientific contexts: · Air pressure at sea level equals 1.03kg per square centimetre.· The most efficient basis for the trade of goods is when demand equals supply. ► match to be equal in number or amount to something that is itself already very high or very great: · The only cars which could match the acceleration of the Ferraris were the Shelby Cobras and Aston Martins.· Forming alliances with other countries was the only way to match the power of the enemy. ► keep pace with to increase quickly enough to remain equal to something else which is also increasing quickly: · There has been a constant expansion of the city boundaries to keep pace with a growing population.· Working-class incomes have generally kept pace with increases in the cost of living. exactly like someone or something► the same · They were both wearing the same shoes.· We've opened up stores in the UK and we hope to do the same in the rest of Europe.· "We always get up late on Saturdays." "It's the same in our house."look/sound/taste etc the same · The houses on the street all look the same.just the same/exactly the same (=not different in any way) · I tried three different types of wine, but they all tasted exactly the same to me.all the same · Take whichever you like - they're all the same.the same ... as · They were doing the same jobs as the men, but being paid less. ► just like/exactly like if someone or something is just like or exactly like someone or something else, there is very little difference between them: · You're just like my teacher.· There are insects that look exactly like green leaves.· This song sounds exactly like that one by The Beatles.be just/exactly like doing something: · We had often talked about emigrating to Australia. Suzie came from Melbourne, so it would be just like going home for her. ► identical identical things are exactly the same in every way: · To me the two patterns looked identical.identical to: · The picture is identical to the one in the museum of Modern Art in New York.identical in size/colour/shape etc: · The tablets were identical in size, shape, and colour. ► can't tell the difference/can't tell them apart if you can't tell the difference between two people or things, or if you can't tell them apart , they look, sound, or seem exactly the same to you: · Emma and Louise sound so alike on the phone, I can't tell the difference.· They are identical twins and it's impossible to tell them apart.· These rap bands all sound the same to me -- I can't tell them apart.can't tell the difference between: · Don't let her help you with the gardening -- she can't tell the difference between a weed and a strawberry plant! ► indistinguishable two people or things that are indistinguishable are so similar that it is impossible to know which is which or to see any differences between them: · In the storm the sky and sea were indistinguishable.· It was claimed that Russian and American defence policies were indistinguishable.indistinguishable from: · He tasted the cheaper wine and found it indistinguishable from a superior one. ► be no different from use this especially when you expect something or someone to be different from another thing or person, but in fact they are the same: · People often think that movie stars are special in some way, but really they're no different from anybody else.· Life on the island is no different from life on the mainland. ► match if one thing matches another or if two things match , they look the same or have the same qualities or characteristics: · You can't go out wearing socks that don't match.· Their performance in government didn't quite match their election promises. ► word for word if you repeat or copy something word for word , you do it using exactly the same words: · Janice repeated word for word what Harold had told her.· It appears that someone has copied your essay word for word. when facts, situations, or numbers are the same► correspond if facts or situations correspond , they are the same as each other or have the same effect: · The dates quoted in these two documents do not correspond.correspond with: · The witness's statements correspond with the available evidence.correspond to: · His own domestic situation did not correspond very closely to his ideal of a loving, equal partnership. ► be consistent with if something that is said, written, or done is consistent with a particular idea or piece of information, it says the same thing or follows the same principles: · The figures in the accounts must be consistent with the information given in the annual report.· Charging these very high fines is hardly consistent with your policy of "user-friendly banking'.· This sort of repression is not consistent with a democratic system. ► agree if two pieces of information agree with each other, they are the same, and so they are both likely to be correct: · I'll have to check these calculations again -- the totals don't agree.agree with: · Your story doesn't agree with what the police have told us. ► tally if a piece of information tallies with another, they are the same; if two sets of numbers tally , they add up to the same thing.: · Check both sets of results to see if they tally.tally with: · His account of the discovery of the body tallied with the testimony of his wife. ► coincide if two people's ideas, opinions, or wishes coincide , they are the same, even though this may be completely by chance: · For once our wishes coincided. We both wanted a quick divorce.coincide with: · His views coincided perfectly with our thinking.· Even if her advice does not coincide with what you want, I advise you to follow it. ► match up if information from one place matches up with information from another, both sets of information are the same, which shows that they are both correct: · I've questioned both suspects and so far their stories just don't match up. One of them must be lying.match up with: · You must make sure that your sales figures match up with your receipts at the end of each week. to look good with something else► go with · I'm not sure that those earrings will go with your dress.· That jacket will go really well with your blue skirt.· I love that pale blue wallpaper, but I don't think it would go with the carpet. ► go together if two things go together , they look good when they are worn or seen with each other: · That jacket and skirt don't really go together.· It's funny but the yellow walls and the black floor actually go together quite well. ► match if something matches something else, or if two things match , they look good together because they are similar in colour or style: · She was wearing black high-heeled shoes that matched her skirt and jacket.· In the lounge everything matched; the curtains, the sofa, the carpet and the cushions.· I'm looking for a rug to match my bedroom curtains.handbag/hat/shoes to match (=that match): · For every outfit, Stephanie seemed to have a handbag and shoes to match. ► matching matching pieces of clothing, furniture etc are similar to each other in colour or style and so look good together: · Emily was wearing a dark green skirt and matching blouse.· In the kitchen was a rustic oak table and six matching chairs. ► complement formal if a piece of clothing or a colour complements something, it makes it look more attractive: · A simple string of pearls will complement any outfit.· Soft, creamy bed linen adds a luxurious touch and complements any colour scheme.· She looked beautiful -- the white silk of her blouse complemented her olive skin perfectly. ► set off if one thing sets off another thing, it makes it look more attractive and noticeable, for example by being different in colour or style: set off something: · The brass rail sets off the wooden panelling very nicely.set something off: · It's a lovely dress, and a brightly coloured silk scarf will set it off perfectly. ► blend in if something blends in with the things around it, it looks good with them because it has a similar colour or pattern to theirs and does not look very different from them: · The colour's perfect for our bedroom - it should blend in very nicely.blend in with: · I'm looking for some pale green curtains that will blend in with the walls.· Choose plants that will blend in with the existing garden scheme. to not look good with something else► not match if two things do not match , they are not the same colour or style and so do not look attractive together: · That tie doesn't match your shirt.· I felt slightly out of place, and was conscious that my jacket and trousers didn't quite match. ► not go with/not go together if one thing does not go with another, or if two things do not go together , they do not look attractive next to each other: · That shirt doesn't go with your blue trousers.· Pink and purple don't usually go very well together. ► clash if two things clash , they look very bad when they are worn or seen together because they are completely different in style, colour etc: · Choose bright colors, but make sure they don't clash.clash with: · That scarf clashes terribly with her green coat.· I can't wear red - it clashes with my hair. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► match exactly/closely/perfectly  The copy closely matches the original. ► well-matched/ill-matched  a well-matched pair ► evenly/equally matched  The two candidates are fairly evenly matched. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a championship game/match · He was playing in his first championship game of the season. ► a charity match/concert/show etc · The band appeared at a charity concert for free. ► a chess game/match · Who won the chess game? ► clinch a match/championship/victory etc  A last-minute touchdown clinched the game. ► a matching colour (=one that is the same as something else)· I bought some gloves and a scarf in a matching colour. ► a colour matches something (=it is the same colour)· The colour in this tin of paint doesn’t match the walls. ► a cricket match (=a game of cricket) ► debut match/performance etc  He scored in his debut match for the club. ► fit/match a description (=be like the person in a police description)· The first man they arrested did not fit the description given by the victim. ► an exact match (=something that is exactly the same as something else)· The two DNA samples were an exact match. ► a football match/game · Do you often go to football matches? ► a match/marriage made in heaven (=a happy and successful marriage) ► match/suit somebody's mood · The terrible weather matched her mood. ► win a game/match · It’s supposed to be easier to win your home games. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► closely · Use a foundation that closely matches your skintone, topped with transparent loose powder to set, then add your pinks.· I would try to guide a child to work with texts in which the pictures more closely match the words.· Table 3.5 shows that sterling and non-sterling liabilities are quite closely matched by corresponding assets.· These are the environments that, in terms at least of summer climates, most closely match milder parts of the northern tundra.· The first is that the data model more closely matches some real-world entities.· The stored characters that most closely match the input are identified as the most likely interpretation of that input.· These firms are closely matched in terms of industry, size, and complexity. ► evenly · Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit.· As a result, the two parties ended up being fairly evenly matched.· In the early stage the sides were evenly matched effectively cancelling each other out.· Flow is experienced when people perceive opportunities for action being evenly matched by their capabilities.· Even if the cars were evenly matched, he knew he couldn't out-drive the police.· Teams were evenly matched with experienced players and beginners carefully balanced.· Teams were evenly matched and all games proved to be very close affairs with penalties deciding many of them.· Edward felt that he and the malign force were fairly evenly matched. ► exactly · This almost exactly matches up with the periodic variation present in the Mercury-transit data.· At this extreme duration the researchers noticed that the respirations of man and algae were not exactly matched.· This light is tuned so that the photon energy exactly matches the desired atomic transition energy.· He was dressed in a scrupulously clean but threadbare dhoti and he wore a pale blue turban which exactly matched his eyes.· The structure will therefore match exactly what is achieved by the use of ordinary predicative position.· Tailor your list of achievements to match exactly the requirements of your future position, and leave everything else off.· When the losses incurred on the call are exactly matched by the profits received from the shares.· We get a new body, mind structure and destiny which exactly matches our mental impressions, desires and tendencies. ► never · The delay has led to fears that the leukaemia unit will never match the fund raisers' hopes.· Two remakes never matched this original, which was named best foreign film by the New York Film Critics.· Whatever he does, his degree of energy will never match mine.· He came for several weeks just to watch Halsey, who never matched his performance of that first evening.· What a shame it must one day become reality - it will never match these views for charm and elegance.· Socata's engineers first looked at the Mooney 301 left, concluding it could never match such performance.· Ferry never matches his college promise. ► only · Some long utterances may contain phoneme sequences which only match the intended words.· The majesty of life in the White House is matched only by its isolation.· Blanche, whose enjoyment in wearing elegant clothes was matched only by resentment at their ludicrous cost, suddenly felt over-dressed.· These days, the media loves dads whose high-profile positions are matched only by their high-profile paternity.· My relief on gaining the stance was matched only by the strength of my desire to finish the route.· Lowercase letters will match either lowercase or uppercase characters in the document, but upper-case characters will only match their exact counterparts.· Wilson's disappointment was matched only by her horror at Ellen's suggestion - never would she return to East Retford.· The dizzy rapidity of changes in the ministry was matched only by the accelerating deficit. ► perfectly · Crossover distortion is actually due to the fact that the two halves of the circuit are not perfectly matched.· Computerised records ensure that colours are perfectly matched on return visits.· Everything matched perfectly, even her pink beads.· Their brown colouration perfectly matches the decaying leaves around them, their blotches and lines disrupt their outlines.· Whether stylish laminate, natural wood or high-gloss finish, the Miele Specialist can tailor a kitchen to perfectly match your requirements.· The simplest method of all, where body concealment is concerned, is to match perfectly the colour of the background.· Her gorgeously drowsy voice is perfectly matched to shimmering, twilight atmospherics.· The girl friendly school Unfortunately the pattern of option choice and attitude differences is not perfectly matched within each school. ► quite · We found that they matched quite closely.· Reality did not quite match the myth.· As with so much of what he envisaged, the reality did not quite match the vision.· No dam after Hoover has ever quite matched its grace and glorious detail.· Somehow a little business in Deptford didn't quite match up with his own ideas of McCloy's origins. ► up · Where there are gaps in matching up goals to resources, what can you do about it?· We seem to know where our basic talents match up.· He wanted her every day and no girl he had met since had remotely matched up to her.· This line should match up well with the offensive lines on the 49ers' championship teams.· This almost exactly matches up with the periodic variation present in the Mercury-transit data.· What he says or does is not as important as the extent to which he matches up to an ideal.· In a Clinton / Dole match up, Dole is ahead 49 percent to 40 percent. NOUN► attempt · But soon he had to slacken, for Nora made no attempt to match his pace.· The Democratic National Committee, in its failed attempt to match Republican fund raising, went a little bananas.· Initially these were organized rather haphazardly with little serious attempt to match contributions to prospective claims on the funds. ► description · Any word could follow any other word, just so long as it matched the phonetic input description.· Only one matched the description of some one they arrested.· The parodic elements of Gay's pastorals are matched by close descriptions and a genuine sympathy for rural life.· The designs on the robes also matched the descriptions of those robes in which the Saint had been enveloped in 1104.· A car matching police descriptions had been found in Jedforest rugby club car park.· Imagine how difficult it would be to videotape the pictures to match that description.· Those that matched Darby's description had been borrowed from the newsroom and the wording of the death threat typed on them.· Scrambling turned to roped up exploration as the frustrating hunt for anything remotely matching the guidebook description ensued. ► expectations · It is also the intention to match the expectations of the parties and their legal advisers against eventual outcome.· If possible, you should test-market this road map to make sure it matches your expectations. 3.· Failure to match performance to expectations has developed into something of a national neurosis.· But even those that match expectations get no free ride.· I was really disappointed with it I suppose, it just didn't match up to my expectations.· Or will they watch the market drift lower until the overall yield matches their new expectations?· She undertook work experience with a tour operator to find out whether the reality matched her expectations.· Yet this dilemma is generated nationally, not locally, by the failure to match resources and expectations. ► increase · The amount of cover is index linked to match increases in building costs.· The rise in student numbers in polytechnics has not been matched by an increase in teaching staff.· But both companies' increase in money sales merely matched the six-fold increase in the retail prices index over the 20 years.· The decrease in the percentage classed as good is matched by an increase in the percentage defined as fairly good.· But the increase in incomes was not matched by a similar increase in the cash becoming available to farmers.· However, the growth has not been matched by an increase in lessees' sophistication. ► need · It merely seems to stimulate the body to produce more and more to match the daily need.· Post-secondary institutions have a better track record of designing programs that match labor-market needs and place their graduates in jobs.· Constant vigilance to match appropriate services to needs, assessed along tight guidelines, is one way to avoid temptation.· In my view, it is a programme of legislation which matches the needs of the time.· The Bill matches the needs of the times, and I commend it to the House.· Colleges could match the needs of the Catholic school system either in numbers or range of subjects.· First he looks for the one that he likes or that matches his needs, then he sees if it fits. ► pattern · It also pays to try and match the pattern of the border at the joint.· In many cases a number of possible matches will be found as parts of other words will match the input pattern. ► performance · This level of ability is matched by the performance of the brakes.· If the economy falters in 1996, corporate earnings will be hard-pressed to match the performance of the past few years.· Socata's engineers first looked at the Mooney 301 left, concluding it could never match such performance.· He came for several weeks just to watch Halsey, who never matched his performance of that first evening.· He has given it continuity and confidence, matching perspiration with performance.· Instead, they try simply to match the performance of a market benchmark, such as the S & P 500.· Failure to match performance to expectations has developed into something of a national neurosis.· The evening's proceedings struggle to match up to Jesse's performance. ► word · Thus, the lexical access component may have to match each word against every possible alignment of the input with the lexicon.· I would try to guide a child to work with texts in which the pictures more closely match the words.· Equally, it is important that the creditor nations match words with deeds.· People have learned what to say, but their actions do not match their words.· Some long utterances may contain phoneme sequences which only match the intended words.· Clearly if Henry's protests were to be taken seriously he would have to match his words with deeds.· The result can be that line endings may not match or letter and word spacing are different.· Firstly there is the whole word approach, whereby shape and pattern recognition procedures attempt to match directly with complete words. VERB► fail · But they expressed disappointment that sales decisions failed to match the Government's rhetoric.· The Democratic National Committee, in its failed attempt to match Republican fund raising, went a little bananas.· But it has failed to match the risks.· An island-driving algorithm will explore those paths that ultimately fail to match the beginning and ending of the utterance.· But these side-effects can become intolerable if political freedom fails to match economic liberty.· Sadourny at 34 was a rare gem of invention and sleek skill, but other veterans failed to match him.· We do make a great deal of fuss when children fail to match our expectations particularly when standards of behaviour are concerned. ► hope · Naturally, the young cricketers of the present could never hope to match the deeds of the past.· He hopes to apply for matching funds by next week.· She bought from pictures, hoping things would match.· She didn't want some tarted-up part-time hooker spoiling it with tales about him she couldn't possibly hope to match.· He can not hope to match the advances which the likes of Waite, McCarthy and Terry Anderson could command.· Sixth formers in the midst of A-Level examinations hope their grades match university requirements or job expectations. ► mix · You have to offer customised make-up, which is mixed or matched to the client's personal needs.· So plan ahead. Mix and match your favorite combo, and enjoy.· The units may be mixed and matched with topics already being delivered in early stages to provide a scientific context.· Chairman Charles Dolan moves close to realizing his longtime vision of mixing and matching sporting events on different levels of television.· Creative maps have been drawn, land swaps considered, municipal powers mixed and matched.· Lenders may mix and match Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac requirements.· Using the 15 double-sided plates and crayons, they can mix and match different body parts to make a thousand fantastic characters.· But juicy fruit-punch shades like orange and lime to be mixed and matched are equally hot. ► try · When not trying to match his 15-hour days, they regale each other with endless stories about his idiosyncrasies and absent-mindedness.· I remembered lessons from my geography classes and tried to match them with what I was seeing below.· They are invited to sense sounds played in another room, or try to match patterned cards drawn elsewhere.· I tried to match up couples with complementary hankies and key-chains.· Some try to match the closure programme to meet the Staff needs.· Under that, they pay the double-occupancy rate, and let the line try to match them with a roommate.· She liked to look at the visitors as they arrived and try to match them with the patients.· Instead, they try simply to match the performance of a market benchmark, such as the S & P 500. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► benefit concert/performance/match Browne played a benefit concert at Zellerbach Hall on the UC-Berkeley campus Thursday night. He later played a benefit concert in aid of the protest. Last August, after leaving a rehearsal for the benefit performance, Hicks witnessed a stabbing and wound up being the suspect. Most significant for a county player was the opportunity to have a benefit match. This group also organized musicians to play benefit concerts for the campaign. ► evenly matched The teams seem pretty evenly matched, so it's hard to say who will win. As a result, the two parties ended up being fairly evenly matched. Flow is experienced when people perceive opportunities for action being evenly matched by their capabilities. Importance of national security considerations Public opinion polls published on the eve of the election showed the two main parties evenly matched. In the early stage the sides were evenly matched effectively cancelling each other out. Leeds scored through Wallace with 7 minutes to go in an evenly matched game. Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit. Sometimes there will be two candidates who are fairly evenly matched and there may be uncertainty about which should be appointed. When fighting does occur - as when two evenly matched individuals meet - it seldom results in injury. ► grudge fight/match None of the combatants in this grunge grudge match are over 20. Six other players were sin-binned as Britain beat New Zealand 3-2 in a grudge match. ► meet your match I slowly started to realize I had met my match in Nigel. It seems Connoly's finally met her political match. She's a good player but she'll meet her match when she plays Sara. All that changes when she meets her match in Doug. And, in any case, I think she realised she had met her match. But in political lobbyist Palmer Stoat he meets his match. But they met their match in Ryde School from the Isle of Wight, who pipped them for victory. He has met his match, and probably better. It seemed on this occasion she had met her match. It was low tide at St Catherine's Dock, and the Thames was about to meet its match. Well, this time you've met your match, Adam Burns. ► mix and match You can mix and match this home-office furniture to fit your needs. But juicy fruit-punch shades like orange and lime to be mixed and matched are equally hot. Chairman Charles Dolan moves close to realizing his longtime vision of mixing and matching sporting events on different levels of television. Creative maps have been drawn, land swaps considered, municipal powers mixed and matched. Female speaker Voice over It's mix and match at Chipping Norton, where they're staging their first ever mixed fours. Lenders may mix and match Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac requirements. The mix and match formula ensures that shareholders are treated on an equal basis. The units may be mixed and matched with topics already being delivered in early stages to provide a scientific context. This is what allows you to adjust the colours and mix and match them for your new palette. ► seal a victory/win/match Andy Cole's first international goal sealed victory in injury time. He then supplied the finishing touch to a 32-pass move to seal victory. ► the whole shooting match Why not rerun the whole shooting match in every state that was too close to call? ► (match somebody) stride for stride► strike a match Eulah Mae saw her sharply strike a match against a square match box to light a cigarette over a fresh beer. Four Negro GIs went apeshit striking matches on sleek bottoms. He took one of the smaller candles and, striking a match, held it to the wick. It's like striking a match, Meg. She struck a match and blew it out. She had so obviously struck a match with some one else. She was so cold that she struck a match for warmth. Some one struck a match at the open door of the landing bedroom. ► throw a match/game/fight This year, he is throwing a game party at his home in Austin. Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivematchingunmatchednounmatchverbmatch 1look good together [intransitive, transitive] if one thing matches another, or if two things match, they look attractive together because they are a similar colour, pattern etc → matching:  We painted the cabinets green to match the rug. Do you think this outfit matches? a beech dining table with four chairs to match (=chairs that match it)GRAMMARYou say: · Her bag matched her shoes. ✗Don’t say: Her bag matched with her shoes. | Her bag matched to her shoes.2look the same [intransitive, transitive] two things that match look the same because they are a pair:  Your socks don’t match.3seem the same [intransitive, transitive] if two things match, or if one matches the other, there is no important difference between them:  The suspect matched the descriptions provided by witnesses. Their actions do not match their words.match exactly/closely/perfectly The copy closely matches the original.4suitable [transitive] to be suitable for a particular person, thing, or situation SYN  suit:  Teaching materials should match individual students’ needs. We’ll help you find a home that will match your requirements.well-matched/ill-matched a well-matched pair5connect [transitive] to put two people or things together that are similar to or somehow connected with each othermatch something to/with somebody/something Can you name the animals and match them to the correct countries? All checked-in baggage must be matched with a passenger travelling on the aircraft.6be equal [transitive] to be equal to something in value, size, or quality:  His strength is matched by his intelligence. Few cities in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin. Fancy designer labels tend to come with fancy price tags to match.evenly/equally matched The two candidates are fairly evenly matched.7make equal [transitive] to make something equal to something elsematch something to something Lindsey matched her steps to those of the other girl as they walked. an attempt to match financial resources to need8give money [transitive] to give a sum of money that is equal to a sum given by someone else:  The government has promised to match any private donations to the earthquake fund.9competition [transitive] if you are matched against someone else in a game or competition, you are competing against thembe matched against/with somebody Federer was matched against Nadal in the final.GRAMMAR Match is usually passive in this meaning.THESAURUSmatch if something matches something else, they look good together because they are very similar in colour or style: · a black suit with a handbag and shoes to match· The earrings matched her eyes.go with something to look good with something else – Go with is very common in everyday English: · Do you think that blue wallpaper will go with the carpet?go together if two things go together, they look good when they are worn or seen with each other. Go together is very common in everyday English: · That jacket and skirt don’t really go together.· The blue and the yellow go together well.complement formal if a piece of clothing or a colour complements something, it makes it look more attractive: · A simple string of pearls will complement any outfit.well coordinated/perfectly coordinated if clothes, decorations etc are well or perfectly coordinated, they look good together because they have similar colours and styles: · Her outfits are always perfectly coordinated.match up phrasal verb1match somebody/something ↔ up to put two people or things together that are related to or suitable for each other:  The employment agency exists to match up graduates and IT companies.match up with My mother spent her life trying to match me up with various women.2if two things match up, they seem the same or are connected in some way:  Their accounts just don’t match up.match up with The DNA samples found on her body did not match up with a sample taken from the accused.3match up to somebody’s hopes/expectations/ideals etc to be as good as you hoped, expected etc SYN  measure up to:  Unfortunately, the product’s performance did not match up to the manufacturer’s promise.
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