n.[C]

1. 比赛，竞赛
   Our side beat the other in the match.

   我方在竞赛中击败了对方。

2. 对手，敌手；相配者[S][（+for）]
   The blue shirt and gray tie are a good match.

   蓝衬衫和灰领带很相配。

   Bill is no match for his brother on this.

   在这方面比尔不是他兄弟的对手。

3. 婚姻

vt.

1. 使较量，使比赛[（+against/with）]
   Read will be matched against Stone in the semifinal.

   里德将在半决赛中与斯通较量。

2. 敌得过，比得上[（+for/in）]
   His latest film doesn't match his previous ones.

   他最新的一部影片比不上他以前的一些影片。

3. 和……相配，和……相称
   The color of the shirt does not match that of the tie.

   衬衫的颜色与领带不相配。

4. 使比较；使成对，使相配[（+with）]
   Can you match this fabric?

   你能找一块和这相配的布吗？

5. 使结婚

vi.

1. 相配，相适合[（+up）]
   The wallpaper and paint match pretty well.

   壁纸和油漆的颜色十分协调。

2. 结婚

n.[C]

1. 火柴
   He struck a match and lit his cigarette.

   他擦根火柴点燃香烟。

2. 导火线，火绳

n.

1. a contest in which people or teams compete against each other.
2. a person or thing able to contend with another as an equal.
3. a person or thing that resembles or corresponds to another.
   ▸Computing  a string that fulfils the specified conditions of a computer search.
   ▸a pair that corresponds or is very similar.
4. a person viewed in regard to their eligibility for marriage.
   ▸a marriage.

v.

1. correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.
2. be equal to in quality or strength.
   ▸equalize (two coupled electrical impedances) so as to bring about the maximum transfer of power from one to the other.
3. place in contest or competition with another.
4. (match someone with) archaic bring about the marriage of someone to.

n.

1. 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.
2. historical a piece of wick or cord designed to burn at a uniform rate, used for firing a cannon or lighting gunpowder.