a short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.
he struck a match against the wall
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1
correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.
the jacket and pants do not match
同义词：
go withcoordinate withcomplementharmonize withblend withtone withteam withbe the same asbe similar tosuitbe a pairbe a setbe the samego togethercorrespondbe in agreementtallyagreematch upcoincideaccordconformsquareharmonizebe consonantbe compatiblecorrespondingequivalentparallelanalogouscoordinatingcomplementingcomplementaryharmonizingblendingtoningharmoniousthe samepairedtwincoupleddoubleduplicateidentical(all) of a piecelikelike (two) peas in a podalikecomparablesimilarcorrelativecongruenttallyingagreeingconcordantconsonant
2
be equal to (something) in quality or strength.
his anger matched her own
同义词：
equalbe equal tobe the equal ofbe a match formeasure up tocompare withparallelbe in the same league asbe in the same category asbe on a par withtouchkeep pace withkeep up withemulaterivalvie withcompete withcontend withinformal：hold a candle to
3
place (a person or group) in contest or competition with another.
the big names were matched against nobodies
同义词：
draw againstset againstpit againstplay off against
