matchmaker的意思

matchmaker

英式音标['mætʃ'mekɚ]

基本解释

n. 媒人；安排比赛的人；火柴制造者

中文词源

matchmaker 媒人

match,匹配，配偶，maker,产生，制造。比喻用法。

英文词源

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

实用例句

1. Some friends played matchmaker and had us both over to dinner.: 一些朋友牵线搭桥，把我们两个都请去赴宴。

2. The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries.: 数世纪以来，媒人一直在犹太人社区扮演着重要角色。

3. What a fine matchmaker Mrs. Wang had turned out to be!: 汪太太做得好媒人!

4. The little boy began to scream and kick. The matchmaker took him outside.: 小小的孩子也哭了,手脚乱舞的, 可是老妇人终于给他拉到小门外去.

5. Liu Tung - fang had once asked Mrs. Wang to act as matchmaker for his sister.: 刘东方有一次托汪太太为妹妹做媒.

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