Word · Frequency #11693
matchup
对阵；较量；配对
the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
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A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
两个事物、人物或队伍的组合,尤指竞赛中的配对。
两个事物、人物或队伍的组合,尤指竞赛中的配对。；火柴；比赛；竞赛；匹配
In use
Saturday's matchup between the top two teams will decide the league title.
The magazine published a matchup of the two laptops to show which one is better.
Coaches watched old videos to prepare for the upcoming matchup.
a matchup between A and B
between 表示在两者之间，常用于比赛或比较中的配对。
The matchup between the two top teams will decide the championship.
两支顶级球队之间的对决将决定冠军归属。
a matchup against [team/person]
against 后接对手或队伍，强调对抗关系。
This is a difficult matchup against a much stronger opponent.
这是一场对阵实力强得多的对手的艰难比赛。
a matchup with [team/person]
with 后常接对手或搭档，表示与某人或某队配对或交锋。
His matchup with the defending champion was the most anticipated event.
他与卫冕冠军的对决是最受期待的比赛。
[A] vs [B] matchup
vs 是 versus 的缩写，用于连接对阵双方。
The Lakers vs Celtics matchup always attracts a huge audience.
湖人队对凯尔特人队的比赛总是吸引大量观众。
Common mistakes
It was a great match up between the two teams.It was a great matchup between the two teams.
matchup 是名词，应连写；match up 是动词短语，不能作名词。这里表示“较量”，所以用名词 matchup。
The two teams matchup well.The two teams match up well.
matchup 是名词，不能作动词；表示“实力相当、相配”时，要用动词短语 match up，且中间有空格。
We watched matchup between China and Japan.We watched a matchup between China and Japan.
matchup 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加 a/an 或 the；中文没有冠词，容易漏掉。
Connections
Collocations
- tough matchup
- 艰难的对抗；难打的比赛
- This is a tough matchup for the young team.这对年轻球队来说是一场艰难的对抗。
- key matchup
- 关键对决
- The key matchup will be between the two star players.关键对决将在两位明星球员之间展开。
- head-to-head matchup
- 正面交锋；直接对话
- We are excited to see the head-to-head matchup between the two rivals.我们很期待看到这两个对手之间的正面交锋。
- favorable matchup
- 有利的对阵
- The coach likes this favorable matchup for his best player.教练喜欢这个对他的最佳球员有利的对阵。
- dream matchup
- 梦幻对决
- Fans are calling this final a dream matchup.球迷称这场决赛是梦幻对决。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 match（匹配）和 up（对上）连起来：两队人马凑到一起对上，就是“对阵、较量”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports commentary、news headlines 该词通常用于体育报道、媒体对比等场合，是比较中性的说法；正式书面语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 matchup 的结尾 -up 押韵（/ʌp/，重读元音 /ʌ/ 加上 /p/）。注意像 match /mætʃ/、catch /kætʃ/ 这样的词拼写相似，但发音不同，并不押韵；真正押韵的部分是 -up。
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.