Word · Frequency #20890
matchsticks
火柴棍；火柴梗
matchsticks is the plural of matchstick.
a short thin stick of wood used in making matches
指火柴的木梗部分，不是整根火柴
- 1.
A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.
火柴的组成部分,一根细小的木条或纸板。
- 2.
Any similarly small and thin piece.
任何类似的小而薄的片状物。
火柴的组成部分,一根细小的木条或纸板。；任何类似的小而薄的片状物。；火柴
In use
After dinner, he used a matchstick to light the old oil lamp.
The children glued matchsticks together to make a tiny bridge for their school project.
She sketched a quick outline in the sand with a matchstick.
a matchstick
matchstick 是可数名词，指火柴的木质细杆；整根火柴通常说 a match。
He broke a matchstick in half.
他把一根火柴棍折成两半。
matchsticks
复数形式 matchsticks 可泛指这类物品，句中不加冠词。
Matchsticks break easily.
火柴棍很容易折断。
a box of matchsticks
表达“一盒火柴棍”时，用 a box of 加复数名词 matchsticks。
She bought a box of matchsticks.
Connections
Collocations
- matchstick figure
- 火柴人简笔画
- He drew a matchstick figure to show the route.他画了一个火柴人简笔画来指路。
- matchstick man
- 瘦小的人；火柴人
- The little matchstick man waved from across the street.那个瘦小的人在街对面挥手。
- matchstick legs
- 极细的双腿
- The runner's matchstick legs carried him to the finish line.那位赛跑者细长的双腿把他带到了终点线。
- matchstick model
- 火柴棍模型
- She built a matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower.她用火柴棍搭了一个埃菲尔铁塔模型。
- box of matchsticks
- 一盒火柴
- He kept a box of matchsticks beside the stove.他在炉子旁边放了一盒火柴。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
match（火柴）＋ stick（棍）＝火柴棍：想象一盒火柴里一根根小木棍，stick就是“棍”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常生活、手工制作、课堂描述 该词为日常中性用词，多用于指火柴的木质细棒或类似的细木棍；在正式或非正式场合都比较常见，没有明显的语域限制。
Grammar Note
matchstick 的复数形式是 matchsticks。
Pronunciation & Spelling
stick and lipstick end with the same /stɪk/ sound as matchstick; match and catch share the /ætʃ/ sound at the start. Brick has the same final -ick spelling and /ɪk/ vowel as the last syllable of matchstick, but that syllable is unstressed, so the stress pattern differs. Hitch looks similar to match (both end in -tch) but is pronounced /hɪtʃ/, not /mætʃ/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.