- [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 联赛 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. 我可能会在电视上看那场比赛。 Dublin took on Toulouse in their opening match of the European Cup. 都柏林在欧洲杯的首场比赛中迎战图卢兹。 Ireland took the match (= won) 2–1 . 爱尔兰队以2比1获胜。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsa1Figo 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. 这将是他执教球队以来的第一场比赛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- boxing
- chess
- football
- …
- play
- have
- go to
- …
- take place
- during a/the match
- in a/the match
- match against
- …
- (British English)
- [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)
- [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 ExamplesOur 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
- [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. 这幅画与原作的颜色非常接近。
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
- [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. 如果你怀疑煤气泄漏,不要划火柴或用电。 He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them. 他把她所有的信都拿到院子里,并放了一根火柴。 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
- [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给他。
in sport体育运动
an equal匹敌者
somebody/something that combines well相称的人/物
something the same相同的东西
for lighting fires用于点火
marriage婚姻
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. 他认为他能在国际象棋上击败任何人,但他遇到了对手彼得。
Extra ExamplesI 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。
(the) man of the match