- a contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport比赛：
a boxing match.
拳击比赛。
- a person or thing able to contend with another as an equal in quality or strength对手; 敌手：
they were no match for the trained mercenaries.
他们不是训练有素的雇佣军的对手。
- a person or thing that resembles or corresponds to another相配的人（或物）：
the child's identical twin would be a perfect match for organ donation.
孩子的同胞孪生儿是器官捐献的最佳配对人。
- Computing a string that fulfils the specified conditions of a computer search【计算机】匹配。
- a pair that corresponds or is very similar配合, 配对：
the headdresses and bouquet were a perfect match.
头饰和花束相配极了。
- the fact or appearance of corresponding搭配：
stones of a perfect match and colour.
颜色和搭配都非常好的宝石。
- a person viewed in regard to their eligibility for marriage, especially as regards class or wealth（婚姻中）配得上的人：
he was an unsuitable match for any of their girls.
对他们的女儿来说, 他一个也配不上。
- a marriage婚姻：
a dynastic match.
一代王朝的婚配。
- correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious配合, 相配; 使…协调：
with obj. I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath我想我们应该用淡黄色的墙壁来配浴缸
she matched her steps to his
她让自己脚步同他保持一致
no obj. the jacket and trousers do not match夹克衫和裤子不相配
as adj. matching a set of matching coffee cups.配套的一组咖啡杯。
- with obj. team (someone or something) with someone or something else appropriate or harmonious搭配：
they matched suitably qualified applicants with institutions which had vacancies
他们把条件适合的求职者安排到尚有空额的机构里
she was trying to match the draperies to the couch.
她设法使窗帘与沙发相配。
- be equal to (something) in quality or strength（质量或实力）与…等同：
his anger matched her own.
他和她一样生气。
- succeed in reaching or equalling (a standard or quality)达到（标准或品质）：
he tried to match her nonchalance.
他试图同她一样冷漠。
- equalize (two coupled electrical impedances) so as to bring about the maximum transfer of power from one to the other使（2个耦合的阻抗）相匹配。
- place (a person or group) in contest or competition with another使…比试, 使…较量：
the big names were matched against nobodies
明星们被安排同一些无名之辈比赛
as adj., with submodifier (matched) evenly matched teams.实力相当的队伍。
make a match
- form a partnership, especially by getting married配对; 做媒, 使结合。
meet one's match
- encounter one's equal in strength or ability遇到实力相当的对手, 棋逢敌手。
to match
- corresponding in some essential respect with something previously mentioned or chosen相配（的）：
a new coat and a hat to match.
一件新上衣和一顶相配的帽子。
matchable
adjectivematch up to
- be as good as or equal to比得上; 与…相符合：
she matches up to the challenges of the job.
她经得起这项工作的考验。
match someone with
- archaic bring about the marriage of someone to〈古〉使嫁（或娶）：
try if you can to match her with a duke.
可能的话你尽量把她嫁给一位公爵。
- a short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface火柴。
- historical a piece of wick or cord designed to burn at a uniform rate, used for firing a cannon or lighting gunpowder〈史〉（用于点炮或火药的）火绳; 导火线。
put a match to
- set fire to点燃。