| 单词 | mismatch |
| 释义 | mismatch (once / 12862 pages) nv When two things (or people) don't work well together or correspond with each other, it's a mismatch. If there's a mismatch between the amount of free time you have and the hours of exercise your puppy needs, you might want to hire a dog walker. There might be a mismatch between workers' skills and the actual jobs that are available, or a mismatch between your aunt and uncle, who seem totally unsuited for each other. Mismatch is also a verb that means "match up badly," like when you mismatch your red shirt with your purple pants. Sometimes sports matches or games are called mismatches too, when one team is clearly superior to the other. WORD FAMILYmismatch: mismatched, mismatches, mismatching+/match: matched, matcher, matches, matching, matchless, mismatch, rematch, unmatchable/matched: unmatched/matcher: matchers/matchless: matchlessly/rematch: rematches/unmatchable: unmatchably USAGE EXAMPLESBut the biggest payoff lies in fixing the mismatch between the needs of employers and the skills of job seekers. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) A dominant fighter like Rousey returning against a somewhat unproven champion sounds like a mismatch. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) South Carolina: The Gamecocks were in need of a win, no matter how big of a mismatch it was. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a bad or unsuitable match Hyper counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another 2v match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together Hyper couple, match, mate, pair, twin bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
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