match
noun usuk/mætʃ/
(COMPETITION)
A2 [ C ] mainly UK (US usually game)比赛，竞赛
a sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against each other
a tennis match 网球比赛
a football/cricket match 足球／板球比赛
We won/lost the match. 我们赢／输掉了比赛。
Liverpool have a match with (= against) Blackburn next week. 利物浦队下周与布莱克本队有一场比赛。
the man/woman of the matchUK 比赛中得分最多的人;比赛中表现最出色的人
the person who has scored the most points or played the best in a match
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- The national anthems of the teams are played at the beginning of a big international football match.
- We spent the afternoon at a football match.
- Fans packed the stadium to watch the final match.
- England has to win tonight's qualifying match to go through to the next round of the competition.
- Only one goal was scored in the entire match.
(STICK)
B2 [ C ]（一根）火柴
a short, thin stick made of wood or cardboard and covered with a special chemical at one end that burns when rubbed firmly against a rough surface
a box of matches 一盒火柴
You should always strike a match away from you. 擦火柴时应该离身体远一些。
put a match to somethingUK 点燃
to make something burn
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- He was fined for dropping a match on the pavement.
- She lit the fire with a match.
(EQUAL)
[ S ]旗鼓相当的人（或物）；敌手
a person or thing that is equal to another person or thing in strength, speed, or quality
be no match for something/someoneC2 远比不上;根本敌不过
to be less powerful or effective than someone or something else
Gibson ran well but was no match for the young Italian. 吉布森跑得挺快，但远比不上那个年轻的意大利人。
(SUITABLE)
C2 [ S ]相似物；相配的物品
something that is similar to or combines well with something else
The curtains look great - they're a perfect match for the sofa. 窗帘看上去棒极了——正好和沙发相配。
[ S ]般配的一对；相配的两个人
If two people who are having a relationship are a good match, they are very suitable for each other.
Theirs is a match made in heaven (= a very good relationship). 他们是天造地设的一对。
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- These shoes are a perfect match for my bag.
- If you don't buy enough wallpaper, it will be difficult to get a good match later.
match
verb usuk/mætʃ/
(EQUAL)
C1 [ T ]比得上；敌得过
to be as good as someone or something else
It would be difficult to match the service this airline gives its customers. 很难赶上这家航空公司的乘客服务水平。
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- The government has promised to match the money raised by the charity pound for pound.
- The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime.
- The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Robson tipped the balance in favour of England.
- Do you really think our team has a chance of matching their score?
- I'd like to match the total amount I raised in last year's marathon, at least.
(LOOK SIMILAR)
B1 [ I or T ]（和…）相似；（和…）相配
If two colours, designs, or objects match, they are similar or look attractive together.
Do you think these two colours match? 你认为这两种颜色相配吗？
Does this shirt match these trousers? 这件衬衫和这条裤子相配吗？
a sofa with curtains to match 一张沙发和相配的窗帘
(CHOOSE)
B1 [ T ]配对
to choose someone or something that is suitable for a particular person, activity, or purpose
In the first exercise you have to match each capital city to its country. 在第一个练习中，你必须把首都和它们所属的国家配对。
Phrasal verbs
match someone against someone UK使（某人）与（某人）较量;使（某人）与（某人）比赛
If one team or player is matched against another team or player, they are made to compete against each other.
Williams has been matched against Makarova in the semifinal. 威廉姆斯要在半决赛中与马卡洛娃相遇。
match up 相一致
If two pieces of information match up, they are the same.
Their accounts of what happened that evening don't match up. 他们对那晚所发生的事情说法不一致。
相称，相配
If two things match up, they are similar and are designed to connect or to work together.
If the teeth on the cogs don't match up correctly (= if they are not in the correct place), the mechanism will jam. 如果齿轮上的轮齿不能啮合到位，机器就会卡住。
相称；配得上，媲美
to be as good as another thing, person, or experience
There was so much hype beforehand that it would have been difficult for the film to match up to/with our expectations of it. 这部电影事先有太多的夸大宣传，所以很难达到我们的预期。
match something up 与…相配，和…相似
If you match up a design or material, you look for something that would look good with it and be similar to it.
I'm trying to match up this wallpaper with some suitable curtain material. 我在找一种合适的窗帘面料来配这种壁纸。
match something/someone up 给…归类；搭配
to find a similarity or connection between two things or people
Can you match up these songs with the bands who sang them? 你能把这些歌曲和演唱它们的乐队都对上号吗？