词组 | match |
释义 | noun | verb match1 /mætʃ/ noun 1. especially BrE a sports event between two teams or peoplenouns + matcha football/tennis/boxing etc match My dad took me to my first football match when I was 8 years old.a chess match A friend asked me if I wanted to have a chess match.a cup/championship match (=part of a competition) The team lost their last two World Cup matches.sb’s debut match (=first match) It’s every player’s dream to score in their debut match.a charity match (=to raise money for charity) We organized a charity basketball match.a test match (=a cricket or rugby match played between teams of different countries) England are expected to win the test match against Australia. a semi-final match (=between two of the last four teams left in a competition) Spain beat Russia in the semi-final match last night.a grudge match (=between people or teams who do not like each other) It will be a grudge match when we meet.adjectivesa good/great/brilliant match We’re sure it’s going to be another great match.an exciting/thrilling match That was the most exciting match I have ever seen. | There were some thrilling matches at Wimbledon this year.a close match (=one in which it is not sure who will win, because both teams or players play well) Germany have a good team and it looks like a close match.a tough match (=difficult) At this stage of the competition, every match is tough.an important match also a big match informal They’re preparing for a big match tomorrow.an international match (=against a team or player from a different country) Before international matches, the national anthem is played.a practice match Federer was injured in a practice match with his coach.a qualifying match (=to decide who plays in a competition) They won all their qualifying matches.a crucial match (=very important) We need our best players for this crucial match.a live match (=shown on TV as it happens) There is a live match on TV every Wednesday evening.a home match (=played at a team’s own ground) They have won their last five home matches.an away match (=played at the opponent’s ground) This is their last away match of the season.a friendly match (=not part of a competition) England won a friendly match with Sweden.verbswatch a match I watched the match on TV.go to a match Are you going to the match on Saturday?play a match We played the match in heavy rain.win/lose a match The team lost the match 3–0.draw a match BrE tie a match AmE (=finish with the score even) United have drawn their last two matches.have a match They have a match with Liverpool on Wednesday.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 it) He missed two matches because of an injury.referee a match (=be the person in charge of a football, basketball, or boxing match) The matches are refereed by the children’s parents.umpire a match (=be the person in charge of a tennis, cricket, or baseball match) It was the first tennis match he had umpired.level the match (=make the score level) Woods won the last two holes to level the match.clinch the match (=finally win it) Ronaldo clinched the match with a brilliant goal.throw a match (=deliberately lose it) The team has been accused of throwing the match.match + nounsmatch day There were a lot of police around on match days.a match report As a young journalist, I had to do match reports for local football games.the match referee (=the person who makes sure players obey the rules) The match referee decided to call off the game.a match commentator (=someone who describes what is happening in a match on television or radio) He is an occasional match commentator on Radio 5.match point (=in tennis, the score when the player who wins the next point will win the match) It’s match point to Nadal.phrasesman of the match (=the best player in a match) Henri was named man of the match.prepositionsa match between two teams/players We saw a great match between Nigeria and Ireland.a match against/with another player or team Our next match is against UCLA.in a match He was injured in a boxing match.during a match Three players were sent off during the match.before/after a match She gets nervous before a tennis match.This meaning of match is used especially in British English. In American English, people usually say game.2. a small stick for lighting fires, cigarettes etcverbsstrike/light a match (=rub it against a rough surface to produce a flame) Karen struck a match and lit the candle.blow out a match (=blow it so it stops burning) I had to blow the match out because it was burning my fingers.put a match to sth (=light it with a match) He turned on the gas and put a match to the stove.a match goes out (=stops burning) Before he could light the fire, the match went out.nouns + matchsafety matches (=that can only be lit by rubbing them on the side of their box) Always carry a torch and a box of safety matches.phrasesa box of matches He took a box of matches out of his pocket.a book of matches (=a small folded card containing matches) I kept a book of matches with the name of the hotel on the front. noun | verb match2 /mætʃ/ verb if one thing matches another, or if two things match, they look attractive together because they are a similar colour, pattern etcadverbsmatch sth perfectly (=very well) The scarf matched the colour of her eyes perfectly.phrasesto match (=used when things that you buy are in the same style, colour etc) We bought a beech dining table with four chairs to match. THESAURUS: match go with sth to look good with something else: 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/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. |
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