mismatched 配错的
mismatched[ adj ]- either not matched or unsuitably matched
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- (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
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vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church
mismatched \mis*matched"\ adj.
1. Matched unsuitably; grouped into pairs or sets with
incompatible characteristics. [Narrower terms:
{ill-sorted, incompatible, mismated, unsuited}; {odd,
unmatched, unmated, unpaired ] Also See: {incompatible}.
Antonym: {matched}.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Of very unequal ability; -- of contestants in a contest.
The less able contestant is said to be {overmatched} or
{outclassed}.
Syn: uneven, not fairly matched.
[WordNet 1.5]
- "It's a matter of being mismatched." Mr. Gaitskill drew a distinction between his background in merchandising at Federated's Lazarus unit and Lands' End, which he described as "more of a marketing" company.
- Years of debates and lawsuits have failed to bring these mismatched perceptions closer together. The paradoxes go deeper than that.
- John Conklin's sets give us four different views of the bar and backroom of Harry Hope's clapped-out rooming house in dark shades of grey, brown and green, the chairs and tables as tatty and mismatched as their occupants.
- Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips are a mismatched pair seeking revenge against a savage murderer in "Renegades."
- "White Palace," Susan Sarandon and James Spader involved in a mismatched sexual adventure.
- Hale appeared in 65 films but became famous as the captain who led a mismatched band of castaways on "Gilligan's Island," which blossomed into one of the most often rerun shows in TV history.
- The defects Abbott cited included seven broken rails, six mismatched rail joints and scores of rotten ties.
- Conservatives know that the agenda of Mr. Dukakis, not that of Sen. Bentsen, will be implemented if that mismatched team gains the White House.
- TCF was left with lower-yielding assets mismatched with expensive debt and hedging instruments.
- Traders say another S&P 500 broker made a $700,000 profit on a mismatched trade, or "out trade," he had tried to execute for a customer Jan. 23.
- "Big Business," starring Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler in dual roles as two sets of mismatched twins, earned more than $5 million for fifth place.
- The San Diego Yacht Club asked a state appeals court Wednesday to overturn a judge's ruling that awarded the America's Cup to a New Zealand boating club after September's mismatched yacht race off San Diego.
- "Dealing crack is the lowest thing you can do," she says as a cool drizzle seeps through her purple sweater, tweed sports jacket, jeans and mismatched socks.