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The word "card" refers to a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard used for various purposes, including writing information, identification (like ID or membership cards), payment (credit/debit cards), sending greetings (greeting cards), playing games (playing cards), and in computing as a circuit board. It can also refer to playing cards as a game or a strategy.

The word "card" refers to a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard used for various purposes, including writing information, identification, payment (credit/debit), sending greetings, playing games, and in computing as a circuit board. It can also refer to playing cards as a game or a strategy.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]卡;卡片 A card is a piece of stiff paper or thin cardboard on which something is written or printed.
  • Check the numbers below against the numbers on your card.

    把下列数字和你卡片上的数字比照一下。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](身份)证;身份证明 A card is a piece of cardboard or plastic, or a small document, which shows information about you and which you carry with you, for example to prove your identity.
  [with supp]
  • They check my bag and press card.

    他们检查我的包和记者证。

  • ...her membership card...

    她的会员证

  • The authorities have begun to issue ration cards.

    当局已经开始发放定量配给卡。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]银行卡;借记卡;工资卡;购物卡 A card is a rectangular piece of plastic, issued by a bank, company, or shop, which you can use to buy things or obtain money.
  [oft n-proper N]
  • He paid the whole bill with an American Express card...

    他用美国运通卡付了全部账款。

  • Holidaymakers should beware of using plastic cards in foreign cash dispensers.

    外出度假时,在外币取款机上使用银行卡一定要小心。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]祝福卡;贺卡 A card is a folded piece of stiff paper with a picture and sometimes a message printed on it, which you send to someone on a special occasion.
  [oft supp N]
  • She sends me a card on my birthday.

    我过生日时她寄来一张贺卡。

  • ...millions of get-well cards.

    数百万张祝愿康复的卡片

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 postcard A card is the same as a postcard .
  • Send your details on a card to the following address.

    在明信片上写明你的近况寄到下面的地址。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]名片 A card is a piece of thin cardboard carried by someone such as a business person in order to give to other people. A card shows the name, address, telephone number, and other details of the person who carries it.
  [oft poss N]
  [BUSINESS 商]
  • Here's my card. You may need me.

    这是我的名片,你也许会用得到我。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]扑克牌;纸牌 Cards are thin pieces of cardboard with numbers or pictures printed on them which are used to play various games.
  [usu pl]
  • ...a pack of cards...

    一副扑克牌

  • Kurt picked up his hand and fanned out the cards one by one.

    库尔特拿起他那手牌,一张张成扇形铺开。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]牌戏;纸牌游戏 If you are playing cards, you are playing a game using cards.
  • They enjoy themselves drinking wine, smoking and playing cards.

    他们又是喝酒抽烟,又是打牌,玩得很痛快。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]优势;王牌;绝招 You can use card to refer to something that gives you an advantage in a particular situation. If you play a particular card, you use that advantage.
  • It was his strongest card in their relationship — that she wanted him more than he wanted her...

    在他俩的爱情关系中,他的最大优势是:她需要他超过他需要她。

  • This permitted Western manufacturers to play their strong cards: capital and technology.

    这让西方制造商得以亮出他们的王牌:资金和技术。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]硬纸片;薄纸板 Card is strong, stiff paper or thin cardboard.
  • She put the pieces of card in her pocket.

    她把那些硬纸片放进了口袋。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]存储卡;插件 In computing, a card is a circuit board that can be put into a computer to provide additional memory or functions.
  [COMPUTING 计算机]
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词](体育比赛的)赛事安排,比赛日程 You can use card to refer to a series of races or matches at a particular sporting event.
      [oft on N]
    • Paradise Boy and the Galloping General have clear chances in the opening two events on the card...

      “天堂男孩”和“飞奔将军”这两匹赛马在开赛的前两场胜算很大。

    • He will now fight Kevin Ford on the five-bout card.

      他将在五局制比赛中迎战凯文·福特。

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    [VERB 动词]要求…出示证明文件(表明达到买酒或饮酒的年龄等) If you are carded, someone in authority asks you to show a document to prove that you are old enough to do something, for example, to buy or drink alcohol.
      [be V-ed]
      [AM 美]
    • For the first time in many years, I got carded.

      这么多年来,头一回有人要我出示身份证。

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    See also:
    bank card
    business card
    calling card
    cash card
    cheque card
    Christmas card
    credit card
    gold card
    identity card
    index card
    payment card
    place card
    playing card
    report card
    smart card
    wild card
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      [PHRASE 短语]很可能发生的 If you say that something is on the cards in British English, or in the cards in American English, you mean that it is very likely to happen.
        [usu v-link PHR]
      • Last summer she began telling friends that a New Year marriage was on the cards.

        去年夏天,她就和朋友们说她有可能在元旦期间结婚。

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      [PHRASE 短语]处理得当;巧妙发挥优势 If you say that someone will achieve success if they play their cards right, you mean that they will achieve success if they act skilfully and use the advantages that they have.
        [V inflects]
      • He could even be the next manager of the England team if he plays his cards right.

        如果他处理得好,说不定都能当上英格兰队的下任教练。

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      [PHRASE 短语]摊牌;直抒己见;和盘托出(感觉、想法、计划) If you put or lay your cards on the table, you deal with a situation by speaking openly about your feelings, ideas, or plans.
        [V inflects]
      • Put your cards on the table and be very clear about your complaints.

        你有话就直说,有什么不满都说清楚。


      Oxford card / kɑːd ; NAmE kɑːrd /
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      verb
      card cards carded carding
      noun _cards_comp.jpg _playingcards.jpg paper 1 [uncountable ] ( BrE) thick stiff paper 卡片纸;厚纸片;薄纸板 a piece of card 一张卡片纸 The model of the building was made of card. 建筑物的模型是用厚纸片制造的。 with information 资料 2 [countable ] a small piece of stiff paper or plastic with information on it, especially information about sb's identity (尤指显示个人资料的)卡片 a membership card 会员卡 an appointment card 预约卡 see also
      green card
      ,
      identity card
      ,
      loyalty card
      ,
      red card
      , report card at report n.  (5 ) ,
      yellow card
      3 [countable ] =
      business card
      Here's my card if you need to contact me again. 如果你需要再和我联系,这是我的名片。
      4 [countable ] =
      visiting card
      for money 代替货币 5 [countable ] a small piece of plastic, especially one given by a bank or shop/store, used for buying things or obtaining money 信用卡;现金卡;储值卡 I put the meal on (= paid for it using)my card. 我用信用卡支付餐费。 see also
      cash card
      ,
      charge card
      ,
      cheque card
      ,
      chip card
      ,
      credit card
      ,
      debit card
      ,
      phonecard
      ,
      SIM card
      ,
      smart card
      ,
      swipe card
      with a message 信息 6 [countable ] a piece of stiff paper that is folded in the middle and has a picture on the front of it, used for sending sb a message with your good wishes, an invitation, etc. 贺卡;慰问卡;请柬 a birthday/get-well/good luck card 生日贺卡;祝愿康复卡;幸运贺卡 see also
      Christmas card
      ,
      greetings card
      7 [countable ] =
      postcard
      Did you get my card from Italy? 你收到我从意大利寄出的明信片了吗?
      in games 游戏 8 [countable ] =
      playing card
      ( BrE) a pack of cards 一副纸牌 ( NAmE) a deck of cards 一副纸牌 see also
      trump card
      ,
      wild card
      9 cards [plural ] a game or games in which playing cardsare used 纸牌游戏 Who wants to play cards? 谁想玩牌? I've never been very good at cards. 我打牌的技术向来不高。 Let's have a game of cards. 咱们来玩纸牌吧。 She won £20 at cards. 她打牌赢了 20 英镑。
      computing 计算机技术 10 [countable ] a small device containing an electronic circuitthat is part of a computer or added to it, enabling it to perform particular functions 电路板卡;插件 a printed circuit card 印刷电路卡 a graphics/network/sound card 图形卡;网卡;声卡 see also
      expansion card
      person 11 [countable ] ( old-fashioned, informal) an unusual or amusing person 怪人;引人发笑的人;活宝 horse races 赛马 12 [countable ] a list of all the races at a particular race meeting(= a series of horse races) (赛马大会的)赛事一览表 for wool/cotton 毛;棉 13 [countable ] ( technical 术语 ) a machine or tool used for cleaning and combingwool or cotton before it is spun 梳理机;梳理工具 IDIOMS sb's best/strongest/winning ˈcard something that gives sb an advantage over other people in a particular situation 某人的王牌;最强有力的一招;制胜的绝招 get your ˈcards ( BrE) ( informal) to be told to leave a job 被解雇;被炒鱿鱼 give sb their ˈcards ( BrE) ( informal) to make sb leave their job 解雇;开除;炒…的鱿鱼 have a card up your ˈsleeve to have an idea, a plan, etc. that will give you an advantage in a particular situation and that you keep secret until it is needed 有锦囊妙计;留有一招 hold all the ˈcards ( informal) to be able to control a particular situation because you have an advantage over other people 能控制局势;应付自如;占上风 hold/keep/play your cards close to your ˈchest to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret 守口如瓶;秘而不宣 lay/put your cards on the ˈtable to tell sb honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are 摊牌;(把计划或想法等)和盘托出 on the ˈcards ( BrE) ( NAmE in the ˈcards ) ( informal) likely to happen 可能发生的;可能的 The merger has been on the cards for some time now. 合并的事情已经酝酿了一段时间。 play the … card to mention a particular subject, idea or quality in order to gain an advantage 打…牌;出…招 He accused his opponent of playing the immigration card during the campaign. 他指责对手在竞选活动中打移民牌。 see also
      race card
      play your ˈcards right to deal successfully with a particular situation so that you achieve some advantage or sth that you want 办事精明;做事有盘算;处理得当
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      stacked
      verb 1 cardsth ( technical 术语 ) to clean wool using a wire instrument (用钢丝刷)梳理 2 cardsb ( NAmE) ( informal) to ask a person to show their identity cardas a means of checking how old they are, for example if they want to buy alcohol 要求出示身分证(以确认年龄,如购酒时) card / kɑːd ; NAmE kɑːrd /
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      card1 noun
      card2 verb
      cardcard1 /kɑːd $ kɑːrd/ ●●● S1 W2 noun
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      1card (7)information [countable] a small piece of plastic or paper containing information about a person or showing, for example, that they belong to a particular organization, club etc:  Employees must show their identity cards at the gate. I haven’t got my membership card yet.2money [countable] a small piece of plastic, especially one that you get from a bank or shop, which you use to pay for goods or to get money:  Lost or stolen cards must be reported immediately. a £10 phone card Every time you use your store card, you get air miles.
      charge card
      , cheque card
      , credit card
      , debit card
      3greetings [countable] a piece of folded thick stiff paper with a picture on the front, that you send to people on special occasionsbirthday/Christmas/greetings etc card a Mother’s Day card4holiday [countable] a card with a photograph or picture on one side, that you send to someone when you are on holiday SYN  postcard:  I sent you a card from Madrid.5stiff paper [uncountable] British English thick stiff papercardboard:  Cut a piece of white card 12 × 10 cm.6for writing information [countable] a small piece of thick stiff paper that information can be written or printed on:  a set of recipe cards a score card7games [countable] a)a small piece of thick stiff paper with numbers and signs or pictures on one side. There are 52 cards in a set. SYN  playing cardpack/deck of cards (=a complete set of cards) b)a game in which these cards are used:  I’m no good at cards. We were having a game of cards. Let’s play cards. a book of card games c)a small piece of thick stiff paper with numbers or pictures on them, used to play a particular game:  a set of cards for playing Snap8football/baseball etc card a small piece of thick stiff paper with a picture on one side, that is part of a set which people collect9business [countable] a small piece of thick stiff paper that shows your name, job, and the company you work for SYN  business cardvisiting card:  My name’s Adam Carver. Here’s my card.10computer [countable] a piece of equipment inside a computer that the chips are attached to, that allows the computer to do specific things:  a graphics card11be on the cards British English, be in the cards American English to seem likely to happen:  At 3–1 down, another defeat seemed to be on the cards.12play your cards right to deal with a situation in the right way, so that you are successful in getting what you want:  If he plays his cards right, Tony might get a promotion.13put/lay your cards on the table to tell people what your plans and intentions are in a clear honest way:  What I’d like us to do is put our cards on the table and discuss the situation in a rational manner.14play/keep your cards close to your chest to keep your plans, thoughts, or feelings secret15get/be given your cards British English informal to have your job taken away from you16have another card up your sleeve to have another advantage that you can use to be successful in a particular situation17trump/best/strongest card something that gives you a big advantage in a particular situation:  The promise of tax cuts proved, as always, to be the Republican Party’s trump card.18somebody’s card is marked British English if someone’s card is marked, they have done something that makes people in authority disapprove of them19person [countable] old-fashioned informal an amusing or unusual person:  Fred’s a real card, isn’t he!20sport [countable] a small piece of stiff red or yellow paper, shown to a player who has done something wrong in a game such as football21list at sports event [countable] a list of races or matches at a sports event, especially a horse race:  a full card of 120 riders for the Veterans race22tarot [countable] a small piece of thick stiff paper with a special picture on one side, that is put down in a pattern in order to tell someone what will happen in their future23tool [countable] technical a tool that is similar to a comb and is used for combing, cleaning, and preparing wool or cotton for spinning (spin) hold all the cards
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      , → play the race/nationalist/environmentalist etc card
      at play1(14)
      , → stack the cards
      at stack2(4)
      COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1types of cardan identity/ID card (=one that proves who you are)· All US citizens must carry an identity card.a membership card· Do you have a library membership card?a student card· Entrance is free if you have a student card.a medical card (=one that proves who you are when you change doctors)· You will need to bring your medical card.an appointment card (=one with your appointments on)· The dentist gave me a new appointment card.a swipe card (=one that you slide through a machine in order to open a door)· Swipe cards are used to enhance security.a smart card (=one with an electronic part that records information)· Keeping medical records on small plastic smart cards seems to be a success.a sim card (=one in a mobile phone that allows you to use a network)· You may need a new sim card when you travel abroad.a donor card (=one that shows you want your organs to be given to someone when you die)· We want to encourage more people to carry a donor card.verbscarry a card (=have one with you)· Motorists could soon be forced to carry an ID card.flash a card (=show one very quickly)· He flashed his ID card at the guard and walked straight in.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2types of carda credit card (=one you use to buy things and pay later)· He had paid by credit card.a debit card (also check card American English) (=one you use to pay for things directly from your account)· The store only accepts debit cards.a cash card (also an ATM card especially American English) (=one you use to get cash from a machine)· You should report stolen cash cards immediately.a bank/cheque card British English (=one that you must show when you write a cheque)· Always keep your cheque book and cheque card separately.a charge/store card (=one that allows you to buy things from a particular shop and pay for them later)· Store cards often have high rates of interest.a phone card (=one that you can use in some public telephones)· You can use this phone card in several countries.card + NOUNa card number· What's your card number?the card holder (=the person that a card belongs to)· 1 in 10 store card holders owes more than £500.card fraud (=the illegal use of other people’s cards)· Many consumers are afraid of credit card fraud.card details (=the information that is on a card)· Hackers stole hundreds of people's card details.verbspay by card· Is it all right if I pay by card?put something on your card (=pay by credit card)· I’ll put the restaurant bill on my card.use your card· I don’t use a card if I can pay by cash.accept/take a card (=allow you to pay by card)· Big hotels will accept most cards.
      card1 noun
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      cardcard2 verb [transitive]
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      1especially American English to ask someone to show a card proving that they are old enough to do something, especially to buy alcohol2to show a red or yellow card to someone playing a sport such as football, to show that they have done something wrong3to comb, clean, and prepare wool or cotton, before making cloth
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      card

      [kɑ:d]carded, carding, cards

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      卡片(57%),纸牌(17%),名片(16%),梳理(7%),梳理机(2%),把 ... 记入卡片(1%)
      n.卡片;纸牌;明信片
      vt.记于卡片上
      n.(Card)人名;(英)卡德

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