race和match的区别：中文含义不同、用法不同、强调重点不同。race的基本含义为“赛跑、竞争、人种、种族、血统、竞赛”，作名词时，常与介词against、 with等连用，作动词时，后接名词或代词作宾语，侧重强调短跑比赛；match的含义为“火柴、比赛、竞赛、敌手、旗鼓相当的人”，用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语，也可接双宾语。

1、作为名词时，意为比赛;种族;赛跑;人种;竞争;速度竞赛;角逐;赛马会;血统;民族;种。

例句：He's already in training for the big race against Bailey.

为了跟贝利一决雌雄，他已经着手训练了。

Their horse came third in the race last year.

他们的马在去年的比赛中获得了第三名。

Shall we have a race to the end of the beach?

咱们比赛跑到海滩那一头，好吗？

The race is on (= has begun) to find a cure for the disease.

人们开始争相寻找这种疾病的疗法。

This custom is found in people of all races throughout the world.

这一习俗在全世界各种族中都有。

He admired Canadians as a hardy and determined race.

他敬佩加拿大人，因为他们是勇敢坚定的民族。

2、作为动词时，意为(和…)比赛;参加比赛;使比赛;让…参加速度比赛;(使)快速移动，快速运转;急速跳动，快速转动;运转过快。

例句：Who will he be racing against in the next round?

下一轮他和谁比赛？

They raced to a thrilling victory in the relay.

他们在接力赛中取得了激动人心的胜利。

She'll be racing for the senior team next year.

明年她将参加高级组别的比赛。

The days seemed to race past.

日子似乎很快就过去了。

She raced her car through the narrow streets of the town.

她开着车在小镇狭窄的街道上飞快地穿行。

My mind raced as I tried to work out what was happening.

我拼命地转动脑筋，想要搞清楚发生了什么事儿。

She took a deep breath to calm her racing pulse.

她深深地吸了口气，想使急速跳动的脉搏平静下来。

1、作为名词时，意为火柴;比赛;竞赛;敌手;旗鼓相当的人;相配的人（或物）;外观相同的东西;婚姻。

例句：They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.

星期六他们和利物浦队有一场重要比赛。

I was no match for him at tennis.

打网球我根本不是他的对手。

I was his match at tennis.

打网球我跟他难分伯仲。

The curtains and carpet are a good match .

窗帘和地毯非常相配。

Jo and Ian are a perfect match for each other.

乔和伊恩真是天造地设的一对。

I've found a vase that is an exact match of the one I broke.

我找到了一只花瓶，和我打碎的那个一模一样。

2、作为动词时，意为般配;相配;相同;相似;相一致;找相称(或相关)的人(或物);配对;与…相匹敌;使等同于;适应。

例句：The doors were painted blue to match the walls.

门漆成了蓝色，为的是与墙的颜色相配。

Her fingerprints match those found at the scene of the crime.

她的指纹与犯罪现场的指纹相吻合。

The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it.

比赛的要求是把引文和它的作者配在一起。

The profits made in the first year have never been matched.

第一年获得的利润这几年一直比不上。

The company was unable to match his current salary.

当时公司付不起和他现在相同的工资。

Investment in hospitals is needed now to match the future needs of the country.

为了适应国家未来的需要，必须现在就投资医院建设。