Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
match
match UK US [mætʃ] noun [ matches ]
COMPETITION
1. <E > countable mainly UK ( US usually game ) a sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against each other • a football/cricket/tennis match • We won/lost the match. • Liverpool have a match with(= against) Blackburn next week. See picture Thesaurus+: ↑Competitions, and parts of competitions 2. the man/woman of the match mainly UK the person who has scored the most points or played the best in a match Thesaurus+: ↑Winners and losers
• The national anthems of the teams are played at the beginning of a big international football match. • We spent the afternoon at a football match. • Fans packed the stadium to watch the final match. • England has to win tonight's qualifying match to go through to the next round of the competition. • Only one goal was scored in the entire match.
STICK
3. <A > countable a short thin stick made of wood or cardboard and covered with a special chemical at one end which burns when rubbed firmly against a rough surface • a box of matches • You should always strike a match away from you. Thesaurus+: ↑Heaters and burners 4. put a match to sth UK to make something burn Thesaurus+: ↑Starting fires
• He was fined for dropping a match on the pavement. • She lit the fire with a match.
EQUAL
5. only singular a person or thing which is equal to another person or thing in strength, speed or quality Thesaurus+: ↑Describing people with the same qualities↑Similar and the same 6. be no match for sth/sb to be less powerful or effective than someone or something else • Gibson ran well but was no match for the young Italian. Thesaurus+: ↑Worse and worst
SUITABLE
7. <A > only singular something which is similar to or combines well with something else • The curtains look great - they're a perfect match for the sofa. Thesaurus+: ↑Matching and co-ordinating 8. only singular old-fashioned If two people who are having a relationship are a good match, they are very suitable for each other • Theirs is a match made in heaven(= a very good relationship). Thesaurus+: ↑Matching and co-ordinating↑Finding a partner
• These shoes are a perfect match for my bag. • If you don't buy enough wallpaper, it will be difficult to get a good match later.
verb
EQUAL
1. transitive to be as good as someone or something else • It would be difficult to match the service this airline gives its customers. Thesaurus+: ↑Balance and imbalance
• The government has promised to match the money raised by the charity pound for pound. • The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime. • The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Robson tipped the balance in favour of England. • Do you really think our team has a chance of matching their score? • I'd like to match the total amount I raised in last year's marathon, at least.
