• n. 媒人；安排比賽的人；火柴制造者

match,匹配，配偶，maker,產(chǎn)生，制造。比喻用法。

matchmaker (n.)

also match-maker, "marriage-broker," 1630s, from match (n.2) + maker. Related: Match-making.

1. Some friends played matchmaker and had us both over to dinner.

一些朋友牽線搭橋，把我們兩個都請去赴宴。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries.

數(shù)世紀以來，媒人一直在猶太人社區(qū)扮演著重要角色。

來自柯林斯例句

3. What a fine matchmaker Mrs. Wang had turned out to be!

汪太太做得好媒人!

來自漢英文學(xué) - 圍城

4. The little boy began to scream and kick. The matchmaker took him outside.

小小的孩子也哭了,手腳亂舞的, 可是老婦人終于給他拉到小門外去.

來自漢英文學(xué) - 中國現(xiàn)代小說

5. Liu Tung - fang had once asked Mrs. Wang to act as matchmaker for his sister.

劉東方有一次托汪太太為妹妹做媒.

來自漢英文學(xué) - 圍城