词典释义：
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
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some notes jotted down on a card 草草记于一张纸片上的笔记
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[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
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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。
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）。
a playing card
纸牌
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a pack of cards .一副纸牌。
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纸牌戏。
【计算机】 <Bold>EXPANSION CARD</Bold>的简称。
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〈英，非正式〉 （尤指雇主持有、有关税金和国民保险方面的）雇员档案。
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。
〈非 正式，旧或北美〉 古怪（或引人发笑）的人
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He laughed: ‘You're a card, you know’ .他笑道：“你可真古怪。
write (something) on a card, especially for indexing
（尤指为做索引而）在卡片上记录。
〈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。
〈非正式〉 （高尔夫等运动中）（在记分卡上）记分，得分
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he carded 68 in the final round .他在决赛中得６８分。
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〈加〉 （业余运动员）受政府资助以进行训练。
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）。
a toothed implement or machine for this purpose
梳理机。
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a card up one's sleeve 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 Brit. informal be dismissed from one's employment 〈英，非正式〉 被解雇，被开除 -
give someone their cards Brit. informal dismiss someone from employment 〈英，非正式〉 解雇，开除 -
hold all the cards 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 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 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 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 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
"late Middle English （in sense 3 of the noun）： from Old French
