card

card1
noun
  1. a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, in particular one used for writing or printing on
    （尤指用于书写或印刷的）厚纸片；薄纸板
    some notes jotted down on a card.
    草草记于一张纸片上的笔记。
    [mass noun]a piece of card.
    一张纸片。
    ■such a piece of thick paper printed with a picture and used to send a message or greeting
    （传递信息或问候的）卡片；明信片；贺卡
    a birthday card.
    一张生日贺卡。
    ■a small piece of such paper with a person's name and other details printed on it for purposes of identification, for example a business card or a visiting card
    名片
  2. a small rectangular piece of plastic issued by a bank or building society, containing personal data in a machine-readable form and used chiefly to obtain cash or credit
    （银行或建屋互助会的）信用卡
    ■a similar piece of plastic used for other purposes such as paying for a telephone call or gaining entry to a room or building
    塑料功能卡（如电话卡或房间、楼宇出入卡）
  3. a playing card
    纸牌
    a pack of cards.
    一副纸牌。
    ■(cards)a game played with playing cards
    纸牌戏
  4. (Computing). short for expansion card
    (计算机)。 expansion card 的简称
  5. (cards)(Brit. informal)documents relating to an employee, especially for tax and national insurance, held by the employer
    (英，非正式)（尤指雇主持有、有关税金和国民保险方面的）雇员文件
  6. a programme of events at a race meeting
    （赛马会的）日程表；节目单
    ■a record of scores in a sporting event; a scorecard
    （比赛）记分卡
    ■a list of holes on a golf course, on which a player's scores are entered
    （标明高尔夫球手得分的）记分卡
  7. (informal, dated or N. Amer.)a person regarded as odd or amusing
    (非正式， 旧 或 北美)古怪（或引人发笑）的人
    He laughed: ‘You're a card, you know’.
    他笑道：“你可真古怪。”。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. write (something) on a card, especially for indexing
    （尤指为做索引而）在卡片上记录
  2. (N. Amer.)check the identity card of (someone), in particular as evidence of legal drinking age
    (北美)（尤指为核实是否达到合法饮酒年龄而）核查某人的身份证
  3. (informal)(in golf and other sports) score (a certain number of points on a scorecard)
    (非正式)（高尔夫等运动中）（在记分卡上）记分，得分
    he carded 68 in the final round.
    他在决赛中得68分。
  4. (be carded)(Canadian)(of an amateur athlete) be in receipt of government funding to pursue training
    (加)（业余运动员）受政府资助以进行训练
常用词组
a card up one's sleeve
  1. (Brit.)a plan or asset that is kept secret until it is needed
    (英)必要时才公开的计划（或优势）；锦囊妙计
get one's cards
  1. (Brit. informal)be dismissed from one's employment
    (英，非正式)被解雇，被开除
give someone their cards
  1. (Brit. informal)dismiss someone from employment
    (英，非正式)解雇，开除
hold all the cards
  1. be in a very strong or advantageous position
    处于非常强势（或有利）的位置
on (或 北美 in) the cards
  1. (informal)possible or likely
    (非正式)可能的；也许的
    our marriage has been on the cards from day one.
    我们从一开始就有结婚的可能。
play the — card
  1. exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, especially for political advantage
    （尤指为政治利益而）利用某问题（或观点），打…牌
    he saw an opportunity to play the peace card.
    他看到了一次打和平牌的机会。
play one's cards right
  1. make the best use of one's assets and opportunities
    发挥优势；把握良机
put (或 lay) one's cards on the table
  1. be completely open and honest in declaring one's resources, intentions, or attitude
    坦陈（某人的办法、意图或态度），摊牌
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 3 of the noun): from Old French carte, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs 'papyrus leaf'
card2
verb
  1. [with obj.]comb and clean (raw wool, hemp fibres, or similar material) with a sharp-toothed instrument in order to disentangle the fibres before spinning
    （纺纱前为理顺纤维而用利齿工具）梳理，清理（原毛，大麻纤维等）
noun
  1. a toothed implement or machine for this purpose
    梳理机
派生
carder
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French carde, from Provençal carda, from cardar 'tease, comb', based on Latin carere 'to card'
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