| 单词 | mismatch |
| 释义 | mismatch Word forms: mismatches, mismatching , mismatched pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (mɪsmætʃ ). The verb is pronounced (mɪsmætʃ ). 1. countable noun If there is a mismatch between two or more things or people, they do not go together well or are not suitable for each other. There is a mismatch between the skills offered by people and the skills needed by industry. [+ between] ...an unfortunate mismatch of styles. [+ of] Synonyms: inconsistency, discrepancy, conflict, discord 2. verb To mismatch things or people means to put them together although they do not go together well or are not suitable for each other. She was deliberately mismatching articles of clothing. [VERB noun] mismatched adjective The two opponents are mismatched. Synonyms: incompatible, clashing, irregular, disparate Collocations: fundamental mismatch However, an official assessment by civil servants warns that price caps are a blunt tool that will not solve the 'fundamental mismatch' between supply and demand for trained staff. Times, Sunday Times It's disingenuous to suggest that this fundamental mismatch can be resolved by a little renegotiation. Times, Sunday Times However, these efficiencies will not correct the fundamental mismatch between demand and money. Times, Sunday Times The standard mismatched couple who must move from instant loathing to love are together at the beginning of the movie. Times, Sunday Times It's certainly not the first time a mismatched couple have found love in extraordinary circumstances and no doubt the message of this film means well. The Sun An ill-advised coda reunites the tragically mismatched couple to exchange looks in tear-stained old-age make-up, but what exactly do those looks express? Times, Sunday Times They were a mismatched couple and had only one surviving son. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were a mismatched couple who lived most of their married life apart from each other. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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