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match

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Related topics: Sport, Colours
match1 /mætʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1  game 比赛 [countableC] especially British EnglishBrEDSGAME/MATCH an organized sports event between two teams or people 体育比赛，竞赛
 It’s our last match of the season.
这是我们本赛季最后一场比赛。
cricket/football/tennis etc match 板球/足球/网球等比赛
 They’re preparing for a big (=important) match tomorrow.
他们在为明天的一场大赛做准备。
match against/between/with
 the match between Nigeria and Ireland
尼日利亚和爱尔兰的一场比赛
home/away match (=a match played at a team’s own sports ground, or at a different ground) 主场/客场比赛
 Good teams win their home matches.
好的球队能够打赢主场比赛。
 McClaire’s goal earned him the title of man of the match (=the person in a team who plays best).
麦克莱尔的进球为他赢得了“本场最佳球员”的称号。
2  fire 火 [countableC]BURN a small wooden or paper stick with a special substance at the top, that you use to light a fire, cigarette etc 火柴
 a box of matches
一盒火柴
 Don’t let your children play with matches.
不要让你的孩子玩火柴。
strike/light a match (=rub a match against a surface to produce a flame) 划火柴
 Peg struck a match and lit the candle.
佩格划了一根火柴，点燃蜡烛。
 I tore up the letter and put a match to it (=made it burn, using a match).
我把信撕碎，然后用火柴把它点着了。
3  colours/patterns 颜色/图案 [singular]CCSAME something that is the same colour or pattern as something else, or looks attractive with it 〔颜色或图案上的〕相似[相配]之物
match for
 That shirt’s a perfect match for your blue skirt.
那件衬衫和你的蓝裙子非常配。
4  BETTERBEAT/DEFEATgood opponent 好的对手 [singular] someone who is much stronger, cleverer etc than their opponent 强大的敌手，有优势的对手
 Carlos was no match for the champion.
卡洛斯根本不是冠军的对手。
 This time you’ve met your match, Adam Burns! I’m not giving up without a fight!
这次你棋逢对手了，亚当•伯恩斯！我不会不战而退的！
 Guerrilla tactics proved more than a match for the Soviet military machine.
游击战术被证明绝对能和苏联的军事机器相抗衡。
5  shouting match  (also slanging match British EnglishBrE)ARGUE a loud angry argument in which two people insult each other 大声的争吵
 The meeting degenerated into a shouting match.
会议变成了一场叫骂战。
Examples from the Corpus
shouting match• Once, amid a furious shouting match reported by Clinton biographer David Maraniss, then-Gov.• On the pavements, pedestrians bump into each other rather than step aside, and small offences turn quickly into shouting matches.• Their late-night shouting match was so noisy it kept staff awake.• He was a diplomat; he liked negotiation and conclusions, not shouting matches in smoke-filled rooms which went nowhere.• She interrupts the shouting match behind her to seek directions to Aunt Molly's hotel.• Precipitating the shouting match at Lindale was a 25-cent increase in the $ 1 admission fee.• Then the shouting matches would commence.
6  marriage 婚姻SUIT/LOOK GOOD TOGETHER [singular] a marriage or two people who are married 婚姻；一对（配偶）
 They’re a perfect match.
他们是非常般配的一对。
a match made in heaven (=a marriage of two people who are exactly right for each other) 天造地设的一对
 Claire made a good match (=married someone suitable).
克莱尔的婚姻门当户对。
7  suitability 适宜 [singular]SUITABLE a situation in which something is suitable for something else, so that the two things work together successfully 适合，适应；匹配
match between
 We need to establish a match between students’ needs and teaching methods.
我们需要使教学方法与学生需要相匹配。
→ mix and match at mix1(6)
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
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.
Examples from the Corpus
match• Doctors failed to find a match for the bone marrow transplant.• Do I fear for her chances of making another match?• A cricket match was in progress on the school sports field.• Furthermore, Gregor Townsend, the 19-year-old fly-half, had an excellent match to confirm he is a player of rich potential.• A fairytale match it is - makes one wish one were young again!• Stores will mix paints so you can get a good match for your curtains.• Chess experts expected Kadparov to win the next match.• a tennis match• The other goal in that match is quite amusing as well when he chips the goalie.• Eric scored the only goal in the match against Albany.• From what I saw of the match he played well.• Are you going to the match tomorrow?• Sir Thomas now welcomes the match that he first feared.• If we win the next three matches, we could still go through to the semi-final.• Female speaker Don't play with matches and don't play near fires.• Keith sprained his wrist in a wrestling match.
man of the match• Jim Magilton, who has our vote as man of the match, had the champions at full stretch.• Jim Magilton was made man of the match but for many United fans new keeper Phil Whitehead was the real hero.• Matisse: man of the match?• But for all Warne's good work, my man of the match was definitely Merv Hughes.• Madeley was named man of the match.• It was fitting that Fowler should be the man of the match.• His goalkeeping won him the man of the match award.• Forrester unanimously man of the match in them all.
put a match to• He turned on the gas and put a match to the stove so that it could warm the office.• It took her so long to roll the joint, she'd slowed down before she even put a match to it.• On the dunes Angus had put a match to the bonfire which crackled, spat, and flared up.• He broached the matter carefully while Marshall put a match to some logs in the grate.• We put a match to ours and it goes up with a rocket-like roar, heating the yurt in a flash.• Who put a match to the stake, I am in no position to know.
match for• Sauvignon blanc makes a perfect match for oysters.
more than a match for• You could see that he would be more than a match for some small female saint with no name.• Recaptured, he soon found that the Nuremberg gaol was more than a match for him.• Once Jonadab had threatened physical violence, the son realised that he was more than a match for his ageing parent.• Surely a Leo was more than a match for a Scorpio, nomatterhow deadly its sting.• I suspect his own life was more than a match for the movies, although he did like to imitate Hopalong Cassidy.• These days she was more than a match for his bullying!• The first Christians also knew that divine resources were more than a match for the dark powers.
made a good match• Net and Manzi made a good match from the start.
match2 ●●● S3 W2 verb  
1  look good together 互相匹配，相称 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SUIT/LOOK GOOD TOGETHER if one thing matches another, or if two things match, they look attractive together because they are a similar colour, pattern etc （与…）相配[相称] → matching
 We painted the cabinets green to match the rug.
我们把柜子刷成绿色，和地毯相配。
 Do you think this outfit matches?
你认为这套衣服配吗？
 a beech dining table with four chairs to match (=chairs that match it)
配有四把椅子的山毛榉餐桌
5Do not say that one thing ‘matches to’ or ‘matches with’ another. Say that one thing matches another.
不要说 one thing ‘matches to’ 或 ‘matches with’ another. 而要说 one thing matches another.
n Grammar
You say:
Her bag matched her shoes.
✗Don’t say: Her bag matched with her shoes. | Her bag matched to her shoes.
2  look the same 看起来相同 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SAME two things that match look the same because they are a pair （与…）成对
3  seem the same 好像一样 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if two things match, or if one matches the other, there is no important difference between them （和…）相似，（和…）基本一致
4  suitable 适宜 [transitiveT] to be suitable for a particular person, thing, or situation 使适合 SYN suit
5  connect 相关 [transitiveT]SUITABLE to put two people or things together that are similar to or somehow connected with each other 把〔两个相似或相关的人或事物〕联系起来
6  be equal 不相上下 [transitiveT]EQUAL to be equal to something in value, size, or quality 〔在价值、大小或质量上〕相匹敌；和…不相上下
7  make equal 使相等 [transitiveT] to make something equal to something else 使相等；使相适应
8  give money 提供资金 [transitiveT] to give a sum of money that is equal to a sum given by someone else 提供与…等额的资金
9  COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATcompetition 竞赛 [transitiveT] if you are matched against someone else in a game or competition, you are competing against them 使较量，使竞赛
10 match up phrasal verbphr v 
Examples from the Corpus
match up• I've questioned both suspects and so far their stories just don't match up. One of them must be lying.• You must make sure that your sales figures match up with your receipts at the end of each week.
match with• Somehow a little business in Deptford didn't quite match up with his own ideas of McCloy's origins.• Underwood and Carling's tissue types will be stored on computer until they can be matched up with somebody who needs them.• Green Bay has a bunch of 300-pound defensive linemen, and I think they can match up with the Dallas offensive line.• It wouldn't fit into the sequence, it wouldn't match up with the ledger.• This almost exactly matches up with the periodic variation present in the Mercury-transit data.• But we will match up with them a little better.• How did the particular teacher mentioned above match up with this list? 1,3, 5,6 and 7?
n 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.
Examples from the Corpus
match• Tom's description and mine matched.• You can't go out wearing socks that don't match.• He wore motor-cyclist's leathers underneath, black and shiny, with calf-length boots to match.• For every outfit, Stephanie seemed to have a handbag and shoes to match.• Double check that you have an invoice to match every check.• Teresa got everything to match for the baby's room.• If he loves her, such feelings are changeable; an impulse to match Harriet with disappointed Frank is quickly put by.• She was wearing black high-heeled shoes that matched her skirt and jacket.• Anderson will receive a bonus that matches his base salary.• We shall have to match his fighting spirit, and not let our fear overwhelm us before the first blow is struck.• The town was getting a woozy, criminal feeling that rather matched his own.• I'm looking for a rug to match my bedroom curtains.• Wages won't go up to match prices.• GMI tries to match students with companies that will hire them.• Baltimore's economic performance has not matched that of comparable cities.• The only cars which could match the acceleration of the Ferraris were the Shelby Cobras and Aston Martins.• In the lounge everything matched; the curtains, the sofa, the carpet and the cushions.• Forming alliances with other countries was the only way to match the power of the enemy.• Otherwise, Exe Directory is a way of matching the supply and demand of research ideas.• Match the words on the left with the pictures on the right.• Their performance in government didn't quite match their election promises.• Her eyes tuned in, but her mind could not match them.• Nothing we have ever seen matches this moment.• But its sequences did not match those of herpes strains the researchers have been able to check so far.• This lipstick matches your blouse exactly.
match exactly/closely/perfectly• Target words can be matched exactly as spelt or phonetically.• Everything matched perfectly, even her pink beads.• It would gain deposits, matched exactly of course by additional operational balances.• The simplest method of all, where body concealment is concerned, is to match perfectly the colour of the background.• Tailor your list of achievements to match exactly the requirements of your future position, and leave everything else off.• The structure will therefore match exactly what is achieved by the use of ordinary predicative position.
evenly/equally matched• Importance of national security considerations Public opinion polls published on the eve of the election showed the two main parties evenly matched.• In strength the two sides were equally matched.• The lobbies behind them were about equally matched.• Their respective economic stopping points may not leave them exactly equally matched.• Sometimes there will be two candidates who are fairly evenly matched and there may be uncertainty about which should be appointed.• Leeds scored through Wallace with 7 minutes to go in an evenly matched game.• Outside, the sexes are more evenly matched, I admit.• When fighting does occur - as when two evenly matched individuals meet - it seldom results in injury.
match something to something• We have to match our ambitions to our resources.
be matched against/with somebody• Sometimes the whole experimental group is matched with a similar group at the start of the program.• Students selected a career that interested them and were matched with appropriate businesses in the city.• Therefore a certain amount of matching can always take place: contracts to buy can always be matched with contracts to sell.• Opportunity must be matched with desire.• Each strategy was matched against each other strategy an equal number of times.• Answer guide: This states that the costs of earning revenue should be matched with the revenue earned. 6.• Single-year goods are matched with the revenues that they generate.
Origin match1
1. Old English mæcca
2. (1300-1400) Old French meiche “wick”
match1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1match2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
→n THESAURUS1
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