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pattern, or style and
therefore look attractive together 般配；+目配：[VN] The. doors
were painted b〖ue to match the vvdk.门漆成了蓝色，为的是与墙的颜色相配。◊ a sea//vWth g〖ove5 to match —条围巾.还有和它相配的手套
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[V] None of these glasses
match
(= they are all different)•这些杯子没有能配对儿的。一 see also
MATCHING
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BE THE SAME +目同 2 if two things match or if one thing matches another,
they are the same'or very similar 相 同；相似；相一致：[VN] Her fingerprints
match those /our^d at the scene 0/the
crime..她的指线与犯罪规择的指
纹相吻合:。◊ As a coup〖e they are not ve/y.
vveH matched (=they,are not very suitable for each
other)•作为'，夫 妻，他们并不十分般配。◊ [V] 77ie two sets 〇/ yiigures don，t match.这爾组数字.不r致。
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FIND STH SIMILAR/CONNECTED 配对 3 [VN]〜sb/sth (to/with sb/sth) to find sb/sth that
goes together with or ■is connected with another person or thing 找，相.称（.或
养的人,（或物）；配对:■ rhe aim o/the ccjmpetition is to match the
quote to the person who said it. 赛的要
隶是把引文和它的作者配在一起。
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BE EQUAL/BETTER 样；更好 4 [VN] to be as good，interesting, successful, etc. as s^/sth else 与…相.匹故； 和… 不相 ii 下'’equal ： The profits made in the
first year
have never been matched•余一年在得的利润这几年
一直比木 J；。_ t The teams were evenZy matched.各队的
水平旗故相当。5 [VN] to make sth the
same or better than stli else 丨吏等同无；使优宁：■ 77ie company
was unabZe to match his current sa〖a/y.当时公'司付不起和他
现在相同的工资。
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PROVIDE STH SUITABLE 撮俾舍适的东西 6 [VN] to
provide sth that is .suitable for or enough for a particular situation 造摩;.满足 ： Investment in hospitals is needed now to match the _/iiture
needs o/t/ie country•为了:造应国家未
来的需要，必须现在就投资医院建设。
IRiBI see mix v. match sth against
sth to
compare sth with sth else in order to find things that
are the same or similar拿…与…比较；对照：New information is
matched against existing data in the computer.新的资料和电脑中已有的数据作了比较。
match
sb/sth against/with sb/sth to arrange for sb to compete in a game or
competition against sb else 让…同.…较量：vve are matched against
last yeafs champions in theirs/： round•我们第一轮即遭遇了去气的
冠军.match 'up (to sb/sth) (usually used in
negative sentences 通常用于.'否定:句）to be as good,
interesting, successful as sb/sth 相称；相当；.配得上 HTTlmeasure up： The trip failed to match up to her
expectations. ^ 次旅行令她很失望。，match _up (with sth) to be the sai^ie or
similar 和棄物）梅同，格似 HIT! tally, agree ： The suspects' stories
just don't match up. 疑犯交代的内容禾一致。.match
stlv-_up (with sth) to find things that belong together or
that look attractive together 归类；配套；釋:配：She spent the morning
matching up orders wft/i invoices•她花了一上午工夫把订
单和发票都给对好了。
match*book /'maetjbuk/ noun {
纸板火柴
match-box /'maetXbDks; NAmE -ba:ks/ noun a small box for
holding matches 火柴盒一picture c> packaging
ITiatch.ing 〇"w /'maetJm/ a办[only
before noun]
(of clothing, material,
objects, etc. _衣服、材料、物件等）
having
the same colour, pattern，style, etc. and therefore
looking attractive together^ M 、 形状 、款式
等）相同的，相称的，相配的：a pfne with /our
matching chairs -张松木桌子_四把配套的椅字
match-less /'maetjlas/ adj. {formal) so good that nothing
can be compared with it#可匹敌的；无比的；无双的；
无法娘美的.incomparable ： matchless beauty/ sfcfH绝色；绝技
match>maker /'maetj'meika^)/ noun a person who tries to
arrange marriages or relationships between others媒人；牵线搭桥的人;红娘►
match.mak.ing noun [U]
'match play noun [U] a way of playing golf in which your score depends on the
number of holes that you
win rather than the
number of times you hit the ball in the whole game (高尔夫球）比洞赛（与计杆赛有别> —compare stroke play
,match ’point /?〇“/? [U, Cj (especially in tennis 尤指网球) a point that, if won by a
player, will also win them the match决胜分；赛点
match-stick /'maetjstik/ noun a single wooden match 火柴杆；火柴棍：starving children vvitTWegs Wee match- stiefcs腿瘦得象火柴棍一样的饥饿儿童
matchstick man matchstick woman
_线条画-子 线条画女f
'matchstick figure (BrE) 'stick figure) noun a
picture of a person drawn
only with thin lines for the arms and legs, a circle for the head, etc.人物线条画；
简笔人物画
match-wood /'maBtJwud/ noun [U] very small pieces
of wood小木条；木料译片
mate
*>■« /meit/ noun, verb mnoun
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FRIEND 崩友 4 [C] (8rf, a friend 朋友；伙伴：
iTiey’ve been best mates since
schoo〖.他们众 It 学对期以
来M是最要好的朋友。◊ / was with a
mate.我相一个崩
存在一起。
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FRIENDLY NAME 友好的称呼 2 [C] (Brf, used as a
friendly way of addressing sb,
especially between men
(男人之间常:用）哥儿们，伙计，老兄：Sonymate, youlZ have to wait.对不起，伙计，你得等着。◊ AH right，mate?行吗，哥儿们？
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SB YOU SHARE WITH 伙伴 3 [C】（in compounds 构成复合词）
a
person you share an activity or accommodation with 同伴；‘同事；一同居住的人：worfcmates/teammates/ playmates/ckissmates工友；队友；游欢伙伴;，同学◊ 爪y room-mate/ffatmate我的室友；和我_挂1套公寓 的人一see also running
mate, soulmate
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BIRD/ANIMAL ;动，物 4 [Cl either of a pair
of birds or animals 偶；伴侣：A maZe bird sings to
attract a mate. 雄鸟鸪唱以吸引雌鸟。
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SEXUAL PARTNER '_伴侣 5 [C] (/n/orwa/) a
husband, wife or other sexual partner 配瘺；性伴_侣
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JOB 6 [C] {Br£)
a person whose job is to help a skilled worker (熟备工乂的）助手，下手：a bufZderV pZumber’s
mate建筑工的/管子工的助手
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ON SHIP 船舶 7 [C] an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of
captain or master (商船的）大副一see also FIRST MATE
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IN CHESS 国际象棋 8 [U] = CHECKMATE(l)
• verb
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ANIMALS/BIRDS 动物；鸟 1 [V] ~ (with sth) (of two animals or
birds —对动物或鸟）to have sex in order
to produce young 交配；交尾：Do /oxes ever mate
with dogs?狐—会和狗交'配吗？• 一 see also mating
2 [VN] ~ sth (to/with sth) to put animals or
birds together so that they will have sex and produce young 使交配
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IN CHESS'国际象棋 3 [VN] = CHECKMATE V. ma-terial /me'tiariel; NAmE-'tir-/ noun, adj. mnoun 1 [U, C) cloth used
for making clothes, curtains,
etc.布料 HT71 fabric : a piece 〇/ materid —块布料◊ ‘What materiaZ
is this dress made 〇/?’ ‘Cotton.’ 件连 衣裙是用什么料子做的？” “棉布。” 一picture o knitting 2 [C, U] a substance that things can be made from 材料；原料：building materials (= bricks, sand, glass, ■
etc.)建筑材料一see also raw
material 3 [C, usually pi., U] things that are needed in order to do a
particular activity (某一活动所需的）材料：teaching material 教材◊ The company
produces its own training materia〖.公_自行编写培训教材。◊ (f/；gwrat/V(?) rhe