- [uncountable, countable] (British English)
thick, stiff paper; a piece of this for writing on 卡片纸；厚纸片；薄纸板 - [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. 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 Everyone at work signed a card for her. 每位同事都在给她的贺卡上签了名。 When they got engaged I sent them a card. 他们订婚时，我给他们寄了一张卡片。
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 （尤指显示个人资料的）卡片 a membership card 会员卡 an appointment card 预约卡 She got her first library card at the age of seven. 她七岁时得到了她的第一张借书证。 a set of free recipe cards 一套免费的食谱卡
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： 上面贴有您的名字的小卡，您在正式访问后或代替正式访问后随同他人离开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；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。 Can I pay with a card? 我可以用卡支付吗？ Thieves used her cards to go on a spending spree. 窃贼用她的信用卡进行疯狂消费。
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. 联系银行注销你所有的卡。 He had a wallet full of plastic cards. 他钱包里塞满了银行卡。
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 纸牌： 一组52张卡片中的任何一张，其一侧印有数字和图片，用于玩各种纸牌游戏（英式英语）- (British English)
a pack of cards 一副纸牌 - (especially North American English)
a deck of cards 一副纸牌 Each player in turn must play a card. 每个玩家依次必须出一张牌。
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 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。
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 电路板卡；插件 a printed circuit card 印刷电路卡 a memory card 存储卡 a graphics/sound/video card 显卡/声卡/显卡
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- graphics
- memory
- network
- …
- install
- slot
- [countable] (old-fashioned, informal)
an unusual or funny person 怪人；引人发笑的人；活宝 - [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 - [countable] (specialist)
a machine or tool used for cleaning and combing wool or cotton before it is spun 梳理机；梳理工具
paper纸
with a message信息
with information资料
for money代替货币
in games游戏
computing计算机技术
person人
horse races赛马
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；最强有力的一招；制胜的绝招
the cards/odds are stacked against you
you are unlikely to succeed because the conditions are not good for you 形势对你不利
the cards/odds are stacked in your favour
you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage 形势对你有利
get your cards
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
to be told to leave a job 被解雇；被炒鱿鱼
give somebody their cards
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
to make somebody leave their job 解雇；开除；炒…的鱿鱼
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 有锦囊妙计；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 能控制局势；应付自如；占上风
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 摊牌；（把计划或想法等）和盘托出
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 办事精明；做事有盘算；处理得当 If you play your cards right, the job could be yours when she leaves. 如果你处理得当，当她离开时，这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 摊牌；让对方摸着底细；公开自己的意图