/mætʃ ||; mætʃ/noun1 [C] a small stick of wood, cardboard, etc that you use for starting a fire, lighting a cigarette, etc 火柴: to light/strike a match 燃点╱划火柴a box of matches 一盒火柴
2 [C] an organized game or sports event 比赛;竞赛: a tennis/football match 网球╱足球比赛
3 [sing] a match for sb;sb's match a person or thing that is as good as or better than sb/sth else 旗鼓相当的人;对手: Charo is no match for her mother when it comes to cooking(= she doesn't cook as well as her mother). 就烹饪而言,沙鲁比不上她的母亲。I think you've met your matchin Dave -- you won't beat him. 我认为碰上戴夫你是棋逢敌手了─你战胜不了他。
4 [sing] a person or thing that combines well with sb/sth else 相配的人或事物: Richard and Vanessa are a perfect match for each other. 理查德德和瓦尼莎是天作之合。