matchsbagainstsb
—phrasal verbwithmatchverbusuk/mætʃ/
UK
If oneteamorplayerismatchedagainst anotherteamorplayer, they are made tocompeteagainst each other.
使（某人）与（某人）较量；使（某人）与（某人）比赛
Williams has beenmatchedagainst Makarova in thesemifinal.威廉姆斯要在半决赛中与马卡洛娃相遇。