- [uncountable, countable] (British English)
thick, stiff paper; a piece of this for writing on 卡片紙；厚紙片；薄紙板 - [countable]
a piece of stiff paper that is folded in the middle and has a picture on the front of it, used for sending somebody a message with your good wishes, an invitation, etc. 賀卡；慰問卡；請柬 a birthday/get-well/good luck card 生日賀卡；祝願康複卡；幸運賀卡 Everyone at work signed a card for her. 每位同事都在給她的賀卡上簽了名。 When they got engaged I sent them a card. 他們訂婚時，我給他們寄了一張卡片。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- greeting
- greetings
- birthday
- …
- give somebody
- send somebody
- sign
- …
- [countable]
a postcard (= a card used for sending messages by post without an envelope, especially one that has a picture on one side) 卡： 明信片Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- greeting
- greetings
- birthday
- …
- give somebody
- send somebody
- sign
- …
- [countable]
a small piece of stiff paper or plastic with information on it, especially information about somebody’s identity （尤指顯示個人資料的）卡片 a membership card 會員卡 an appointment card 預約卡 She got her first library card at the age of seven. 她七歲時得到了她的第一張借書證。 a set of free recipe cards 一套免費的食譜卡
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ID
- identity
- membership
- …
- hand somebody
- hand out
- scan
- …
- catalogue
- reader
- on a/the card
- [countable]
a business card (= a small card printed with somebody's name and details of their job and company) 名片 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ID
- identity
- membership
- …
- hand somebody
- hand out
- scan
- …
- catalogue
- reader
- on a/the card
- [countable] (British English also visiting card, North American English calling card)(especially in the past)
a small card with your name on it that you leave with somebody after, or instead of, a formal visit 卡： 上面貼有您的名字的小卡，您在正式訪問後或代替正式訪問後随同他人離開Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ID
- identity
- membership
- …
- hand somebody
- hand out
- scan
- …
- catalogue
- reader
- on a/the card
- [countable]
a small piece of plastic, especially one given by a bank or shop, used for buying things or obtaining money 信用卡；現金卡；儲值卡 I put the meal on (= paid for it using) my card. 我用信用卡支付餐費。 Can I pay with a card? 我可以用卡支付嗎？ Thieves used her cards to go on a spending spree. 竊賊用她的信用卡進行瘋狂消費。
Extra Examplessee also ATM card, bank card, cash card, charge card, chip card, credit card, debit card, gift card, Gold Card™, phonecard, smart card, swipe cardContact the bank and cancel all your cards. 聯系銀行注銷你所有的卡。 He had a wallet full of plastic cards. 他錢包裏塞滿了銀行卡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- plastic
- ATM
- cash
- …
- pay by
- put something on
- use
- …
- number
- holder
- company
- …
- (also playing card)[countable]
any one of a set of 52 cards with numbers and pictures printed on one side, which are used to play various card game 紙牌： 一組52張卡片中的任何一張，其一側印有數字和圖片，用於玩各種紙牌遊戲（英式英語）- (British English)
a pack of cards 一副紙牌 - (especially North American English)
a deck of cards 一副紙牌 Each player in turn must play a card. 每個玩家依次必須出一張牌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- playing
- winning
- court
- …
- deck
- pack
- hand
- …
- cut
- deal
- shuffle
- …
- game
- player
- playing
- …
- (British English)
- cards[plural]
a game or games in which playing cards are used 紙牌遊戲 
Who wants to play cards? 誰想玩牌？ I've never been very good at cards. 我打牌的技術向來不高。 Let's have a game of cards. 咱們來玩紙牌吧。 She won £20 at cards. 她打牌赢了 20 英鎊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of card- game
- play
- lose at
- win at
- …
- [countable]
a small device containing an electronic circuit that is part of a computer or added to it, enabling it to perform particular functions 電路板卡；插件 a printed circuit card 印刷電路卡 a memory card 存儲卡 a graphics/sound/video card 顯卡/聲卡/顯卡
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- graphics
- memory
- network
- …
- install
- slot
- [countable] (old-fashioned, informal)
an unusual or funny person 怪人；引人發笑的人；活寶 - [countable]
a list of all the races at a particular race meeting (= a series of horse races) （賽馬大會的）賽事一覽表 - [countable] (specialist)
a machine or tool used for cleaning and combing wool or cotton before it is spun 梳理機；梳理工具
paper紙
with a message信息
with information資料
for money代替貨幣
in games遊戲
computing計算機技術
person人
horse races賽馬
for wool/cotton毛；棉
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 12 late Middle English (originally in sense 8 of the noun): from Old French carte, from Latin carta, charta, from Greek khartēs ‘papyrus leaf’. noun sense 13 late Middle English: from Old French carde, from Provençal carda, from cardar ‘tease, comb’, based on Latin carere ‘to card’.
Idioms
somebody’s best/strongest/winning card
something that gives somebody an advantage over other people in a particular situation 某人的王牌；最強有力的一招；制勝的絕招
the cards/odds are stacked against you
you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you 形勢對你不利
the cards/odds are stacked in your favour
you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage 形勢對你有利
get your cards
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
to be told to leave a job 被解僱；被炒鱿魚
give somebody their cards
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
to make somebody leave their job 解僱；開除；炒…的鱿魚
have a card up your sleeve
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 有錦囊妙計；留有一招
hold all the cards
- (informal)
to be able to control a particular situation because you have an advantage over other people 能控制局勢；應付自如；佔上風
hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest
to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret 守口如瓶；秘而不宣
lay/put your cards on the table
to tell somebody honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are 攤牌；（把計劃或想法等）和盤托出
on the cards (British English)
(North American English in the cards)
play the… card
to mention a particular subject, idea or quality in order to gain an advantage 打…牌；出…招
play your cards right
to deal successfully with a particular situation so that you achieve some advantage or something that you want 辦事精明；做事有盤算；處理得當 If you play your cards right, the job could be yours when she leaves. 如果你處理得當，當她離開時，這份工作可能就是你的了。
show your cards/hand
(North American English also tip your hand)
to make your plans or intentions known 攤牌；讓對方摸着底細；公開自己的意圖