card/kɑːd/

n

1. U 厚纸片；薄纸板

2. C 卡片

• a record card 记录卡

• an identity card 身份证

• a membership card 会员卡

3. C 贺卡；明信片；慰问卡；柬帖

• a Christmas card 圣诞卡

• a birthday card 生日卡

• a get-well card 康复祝贺卡

• a wedding reception card 喜宴请帖

4. C 纸牌

• play cards 玩牌

• a pack of cards 一副纸牌

5. C (赛马、赛跑等比赛的)节目单，项目单

• a drawing card 吸引观众的节目单

6. C 口 引人发笑的人，怪人

• He is quite a card; he always makes me laugh. 他挺怪的,总是让我发笑。

7. C 罗盘方位盘；罗盘面

词组a card up one's sleeve 锦囊妙计 cards and spades (比赛时强者所做的)慷慨让步

• give sb.cards and spades 对某人慷慨让步

count on one's cards 预盼能成功 get one's cards 被解雇

• If the workers didn't return by tomorrow they would get their cards. 如果明天工人还不复工，就要被开除了。

hold all the cards 控制整个局势

• hold all the cards over the presidential election 控制着总统选举的整个局面

hold (或keep,play)one's cards close to one's(或the)chest 守口如瓶 play one's best card 亮出王牌 play one's cards well(或right) 办事高明 play the (或one's)...card 打出…这张牌

• play the human rights card 打出“人权”这张牌

put(或lay)(all)one's cards on the table 摊牌；将打算和盘托出