n (1)比(竞)赛(sports competition;contest;game)[C]：win/lose the～赢了/输掉比赛;have a～with (against) Liverpool与利物浦队进行一场比赛;tennis/rugby/cricket/golf～网球/橄榄球/板球/高尔夫比赛;the football～between teams from France and Italy 法国队与意大利队的足球比赛;〖同〗game，contest，competition;

(2)对(敌)手(person with the same strength，ability，skill，etc as another person)[U，a～][N(for)]：be a/more than a/no～for any player 可以与任何对手较量/比任何对手都强/敌不过任何对手;A boy is not a～for a man.男孩不是成年男子的对手。be sb's～at chess/in tennis/for bravery下棋是某人的对手/打网球是某人的对手/和某人一样勇敢;a～play/point势均力敌的比赛/取胜的关键分数(赛点);〖同〗equal，equivalent，counterpart;〖反〗unequal，superior;

(3)婚姻(配)(partnership，esp a marriage)[C，通常sing](旧用法)：an ideal～理想婚姻;make a bad/good/royal～婚姻失败/婚姻美满/与皇室通婚;approve of this～同意这桩婚事;arrange a～between one's daughter and some young man包办自己的女儿与一位年轻人的婚姻;

(4)对象，未婚伴侣(sb viewed as a marriage prospect)[C，通常sing][旧用法]：be a bad/good/fine～是一个糟糕/很好/出色的对象;an attractive～妩媚的对象;make an excellent～for one's son成为某人的好儿媳;Your son will make a very good～.你儿子会是一个好女婿。

(5)相似(像)的人或物(person or thing that is like another in one or more specified qualities)[U，a～][N(of)]：a vase that was almost the exact～of the one we already have 一个与我们已有的花瓶几乎一样的花瓶;

(6)相(匹)配的人或物(person or thing that suits another person or thing when together)[U，a～] [N(for)]：This tie is a good～for your striped shirt.这领带配你的格衬衫很合适。The hat is a perfect～for your shoes.这帽子与你的鞋子完全搭配。That blue coat is an exact～for your trousers.那蓝色外衣与你的裤子正好相配。The carpet and the curtains are good～.地毯和窗帘配得很好。The blue shirt and the gray tie/A jacket and a scarf are bad～.蓝衬衣和灰色领带/外衣与头巾搭配不协调。

find/meet one's match (in sb) 找到/遇上强硬对手：He thought he could win the election easily but he met his～when Margaret opposed him. 他原以为自己在选举中会轻松取胜，但玛格丽特反对他，成为他的强硬对手。

→′matchless adj 无比(敌，双)的;′matchlessly adv 无敌地;′match͵maker n 媒人;

v (1)颜色、式样配得上(be suitable for esp in colour or pattern)[I，T+n]：These colours/gloves/ribbons～exactly.这些颜色/手套/缎带搭配协调。The rugs and wallpaper～perfectly. 地毯与壁纸的颜色非常协调。The parapets and the curtains～exactly. 矮护墙与窗帘的颜色正好。All her towels～pretty well.她所有毛巾的颜色相当协调。a yellow sari with a yellow ribbon to～黄色莎丽绸配以黄色丝带搭配;the shirt～ing those trousers 与这条裤子搭配的衬衣;the drapes that～the rug与这块地毯搭配的窗帘;Does the trimming～that hat?这花饰与那顶帽子相配吗?a well～ed couple(fig)天生一对;an ill～ed couple (fig) 冤家对头;〖同〗suit，fit，be equal;〖反〗differ from，be unequal;

(2)配(find sth that is like，suitable for sth or a match for sth)[T+n]：～the silk/this wall-paper/some green wool/the yellow in the material 找到和这块绸子相配的绸子/这样的壁纸相配的壁纸/绿色毛线相配的毛线/布料中这种黄色相配的颜色;The words below～the items in the picture.图片中的实物与其下方的说明相对应。That doesn't～your temperament.那与你的气质不相称。

(3)找，配(适应的)(人，物)(find sb/sth that fits or corresponds to sb/sth else)[T+n+prep(with)]：unable to～the coat with any of the dresses找不到与这件外套相称的衣服;～the period decor with some antique furniture 给这古代装饰配一些相称的古董家具;～the children from unhappy homes with suitable foster-mother 给不幸家庭的孩子找一个适合的养母;

(4)敌得过，比得上((of person) be similar to (sb) in certain ways)[T+n+prep(in/for)]：～sb in oratory/argument/strength/chess 在演说/辩论/力量/棋艺方面与某人不相上下;cannot～sb for his hunting skill/his knowledge of wild plants 打猎技术/野生植物知识方面比不上某人;troops whom none could～in battle 无敌手的部队;

(5)与比赛(较量，对抗)(provide with an opponent or competitor)[T+n+prep(against/with)]：～one group against the other in spelling bee让一个小组与另一小组拼字比赛;～a woman against a huge man让一女子与一魁伟男子较量;～one's skill against the champion's用自己的技艺与冠军相比;Brazil has been～ed against Argentina in the semi-final.在半决赛中巴西队与阿根廷队对垒。The two sides were well/ill～ed.双方棋逢对手/水平大相径庭。

match up(with)(v adv)找相称之物，使互相吻合(vt)：1)Try to～up this wallpaper with some other curtain material.尽量找与这壁纸相称的窗帘料子。～up the two halves of the photograph/the torn pieces of the letter 把两半的照片/撕碎的信拼起来;2)协调，一致(vt)：The coat and the trousers/The statements don't～up properly.外衣和裤子不配/两种说法不一致。

match up to(v adv prep)比得上，与……同样好(vt)：He doesn't～up to his father in ability.他比不上他父亲的能力。