match
noun/mætʃ/
Слово англійською: match
Переклад match українською: матч (футбо́льний і т. д.), поєди́нок
Детальний опис
- [countable] (especially British English) a sports event where people or teams compete against each other
- (British English) a football match
- (North American English, British English) a tennis match
- a league match
- They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.
- to win/lose a match
- I'll probably watch the match on TV.
- Dublin took on Toulouse in their opening match of the European Cup.
- Ireland took the match (= won) 2–1 .
Wordfinder- athlete
- champion
- compete
- fixture
- match
- record
- spectator
- sport
- stadium
- tournament
- [singular] a person who is equal to somebody else in strength, skill, intelligence, etc.
- a/no match for somebody (at something) I was no match for him at tennis.
- We should be a match for most teams.
- somebody’s match (at something) I was his match at tennis.
- [singular] a person or thing that combines well with somebody/something else
- The curtains and carpet are a good match.
- a… match for somebody Jo and Ian are a perfect match for each other.
- a… match between A and B an excellent match between our goals and what your company offers
- [countable] a thing that is or looks exactly the same as or very similar to something else
- I've found a vase that is an exact match of the one I broke.
- This paint is a close enough colour match to the original.
- She has a rare blood type, and finding a match could take years.
- To forge the certificate, she needed an exact match for the paper and the fonts.
- [countable] a small stick made of wood or cardboard that is used for lighting a fire, cigarette, etc.
- a box of matches
- to strike a match (= to make it burn)
- to put a match to something (= set fire to something)
- If you suspect a gas leak do not strike a match or use electricity.
- He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them.
- He lit a match so they could see in the cave.
- [countable] (old-fashioned) a marriage or a marriage partner
- He was determined that his daughter should make a good match (= find a suitable husband).
in sport
an equal
somebody/something that combines well
something the same
for lighting fires
marriage
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
- He thought he could beat anyone at chess but he’s met his match in Peter.
(the) man of the match
- (British English, sport) a man who is chosen as having given the best performance in a game of football (soccer), cricket, etc.
- Stokes was named man of the match.