match
noun/mætʃ/
/mætʃ/
Idioms - [countable] (especially British English) a sports event where people or teams compete against each other
比赛；竞赛 - (British English) a football match
足球比赛 - (North American English, British English) a tennis match
网球比赛 - a league match
一场联赛比赛 - They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.
星期六他们和利物浦队有一场重要比赛。 - to win/lose a match
赢得／输掉比赛 - I'll probably watch the match on TV.
我大概会在电视上看这场比赛。 - Dublin took on Toulouse in their opening match of the European Cup.
都柏林队在欧洲杯首场比赛中迎战图卢兹队。 - Ireland took the match (= won) 2–1 .
爱尔兰以 2-1 赢得了比赛（= 获胜）。
Wordfinder- athlete
- champion
- compete
- fixture
- match
- record
- spectator
- sport
- stadium
- tournament
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsa1- Figo had an outstanding match.
菲戈在比赛中表现很出色。 - He almost made it to the final match.
他差点儿就进了决赛。 - He's such a keen fan, he even goes to all the away matches.
他真是个狂热的球迷，甚至连所有的客场比赛都要去看。 - Lubov fought back to tie the match.
卢博夫反击并战成了平局。 - She was injured in last week's match.
她在上周的比赛中受了伤。 - The match will be played in the new stadium.
比赛将在新体育场进行。 - The team had an excellent match.
该队打了一场漂亮的比赛。 - They lost their match with Estonia.
他们输掉了与爱沙尼亚队的比赛。 - They managed to level the match, then went 2–1 ahead.
他们成功地追成平局，然后以 2 比 1 领先。 - He played more than 40 matches for England.
他为英格兰队踢了40多场比赛。 - This will be his first competitive match in charge of the team.
这将是他执教球队的第一场正式比赛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- boxing
- chess
- football
- …
- play
- have
- go to
- …
- take place
- during a/the match
- in a/the match
- match against
- …
- (British English) a football match
- [singular] a person who is equal to somebody else in strength, skill, intelligence, etc.
敌手；旗鼓相当的人 - a/no match for somebody (at something) I was no match for him at tennis.
打网球我根本不是他的对手。 - We should be a match for most teams.
我们应该是大多数球队的对手。 - somebody’s match (at something) I was his match at tennis.
打网球我跟他难分伯仲。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- perfect
- …
- find
- make
- match between
- match for
- meet your match
- the right match
- a/no match for somebody (at something) I was no match for him at tennis.
- [singular] a person or thing that combines well with somebody/something else
相配的人（或物）；般配的人（或物） - The curtains and carpet are a good match.
窗帘和地毯非常相配。 - a… match for somebody Jo and Ian are a perfect match for each other.
乔和伊恩真是天设的一对，地配的一双。 - a… match between A and B an excellent match between our goals and what your company offers
贵公司所提供的与我们所定的目标的高度契合
Extra Examples- Our job is to find the right match for our clients.
我们的工作是为客户找到适合自己的东西。 - You need to feel confident that the candidate is the right match.
你应该相信这个候选人就是合适的人选。 - That jumper should be a good match for your trousers.
那件套头衫与你的长裤应该很配。 - The blouse and skirt are a perfect match.
这衬衣和裙子堪称绝配。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- perfect
- …
- find
- make
- match between
- match for
- meet your match
- the right match
- The curtains and carpet are a good match.
- [countable] a thing that is or looks exactly the same as or very similar to something else
相同的东西；非常相似的东西 - I've found a vase that is an exact match of the one I broke.
我找到了一只花瓶，和我打碎的那个一模一样。 - This paint is a close enough colour match to the original.
这种油漆的颜色与原件的颜色非常接近。
- She has a rare blood type, and finding a match could take years.
她的血型罕见，要找到合适的匹配有可能需要几年时间。 - To forge the certificate, she needed an exact match for the paper and the fonts.
她需要一模一样的纸和字体来伪造证书。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- exact
- find
- match for
- I've found a vase that is an exact match of the one I broke.
- [countable] a small stick made of wood or cardboard that is used for lighting a fire, cigarette, etc.
火柴 - a box of matches
一盒火柴 - to strike a match (= to make it burn)
划火柴 - to put a match to something (= set fire to something)
用火柴点燃某物 - If you suspect a gas leak do not strike a match or use electricity.
如果您怀疑煤气泄漏，请勿划火柴或使用电力。 - He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them.
他把她所有的信拿到院子里，并在上面划了一根火柴。 - He lit a match so they could see in the cave.
他点了根火柴，这样他们就能在山洞里看得见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lighted
- lit
- book
- box
- light
- strike
- blow out
- …
- put a match to something
- a box of matches
- [countable] (old-fashioned) a marriage or a marriage partner
婚姻；配偶 - He was determined that his daughter should make a good match (= find a suitable husband).
他下定决心要让女儿嫁个好人家（=找一个合适的丈夫）。
- He was determined that his daughter should make a good match (= find a suitable husband).
in sport
an equal
somebody/something that combines well
something the same
for lighting fires
marriage
Word Originnoun senses 2 to 6 Old English gemæcca ‘mate, companion’, of West Germanic origin; related to the base of make. noun sense 1 late Middle English (in the sense ‘wick of a candle’): from Old French meche, perhaps from Latin myxa ‘spout of a lamp’, later ‘lamp wick’.
Idioms
find/meet your match (in somebody)
- to meet somebody who is equal to or even better than you in strength, skill or intelligence
遇到对手；棋逢对手 - He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter.
他认为自己可以在国际象棋比赛中击败任何人，但他在彼得身上遇到了对手。
Extra Examples- I think he's finally met his match in Lisa.
我想他碰到莉萨终于算是遇到了对手。 - She knew she had met her match and tried to retreat.
她知道这次遇到了旗鼓相当的对手，想退缩。
- He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter.
(the) man of the match
- (British English, sport) a man who is chosen as having given the best performance in a game of football (soccer), cricket, etc.
（足球、板球等的）本场最佳球员 - Pogba was named man of the match.
博格巴被评为这场比赛的最佳球员。
- Pogba was named man of the match.