card
US: /ˈkɑɹd/
UK: /kˈɑːd/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
card /kɑ:d/- danh từ
- các, thiếp, thẻ
- calling card: danh thiếp
- card of admission: thẻ ra vào, thẻ vào cửa
- invitation card: thiếp mời
- quân bài, bài ((cũng) playing card)
- (số nhiều) sự chơi bài
- a pack of cards: một cỗ bài
- trump card: quân bài chủ
- chương trình (cuộc đua...)
- bản yết thị
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) quảng cáo (trên báo)
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ), hải la bàn ((cũng) mariner's card)
- (thông tục) người kỳ quặc; thằng cha, gã
- a knowing card: một thằng cha láu
- a queer card: một thằng cha kỳ quặc
- to have a card up one's sleeve
- còn nắm bài chủ trong tay; có kế dự phòng
- to have (hold) the cards in one's hands
- có tất cả bài chủ trong tay; (nghĩa bóng) có tất cả yếu tố thắng lợi trong tay
- house of cards
- (xem) house
- on (in) the cards
- có thể, có lẽ
- one's best (trump) cards
- lý lẽ vững nhất; lá bài chủ (nghĩa bóng)
- to play one's card well
- chơi nước bài hay ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- to play a sure card
- chơi nước chắc ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- to play a wrong card
- chơi nước bài bớ, chơi nước bài sai lầm ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- to play (lay, place) one's card on the table
- nói rõ hết ý định, nói rõ hết kế hoạch không cần úp mở giấu giếm
- to show one's card
- để lộ kế hoạch
- to speak by the card
- nói rành rọt, nói chính xác
- that's the card
- (thông tục) đúng thế, thế là đúng, thế là phải
- to throw (fling) up one's card
- bỏ cuộc, chịu thua không chơi nữa
- các, thiếp, thẻ
- danh từ
- bàn chải len, bàn cúi
- bàn chải len, bàn cúi
- ngoại động từ
- chải (len...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
paper
1 [U] (BrE) thick stiff paper: a piece of card + The model of the building was made of card.
with information
2 [C] a small piece of stiff paper or plastic with information on it, especially information about sb's identity: a membership card + an appointment card
See also -
3 [C] = BUSINESS CARD: Here's my card if you need to contact me again.
4 [C] = VISITING CARD
for money
5 [C] a small piece of plastic, especially one given by a bank or shop/store, used for buying things or obtaining money: I put the meal on (= paid for it using) my card. + a phone card
See also -
with greetings
6 [C] a piece of stiff paper that is folded in the middle and has a picture on the front of it, used for sending sb a greeting, an invitation, etc: a birthday / get-well / good luck card + a card shop / store
See also -
7 [C] = POSTCARD: Did you get my card from Italy?
in games
8 [C] = PLAYING CARD: Let's have a game of cards. + (BrE) a pack of cards + (AmE) a deck of cards
See also -
9 (cards) [pl.] a game or games in which playing cards are used: Who wants to play cards? + I've never been very good at cards. + She won £20 at cards.
computing
10 [C] a small device containing an electronic CIRCUIT that is part of a computer or added to it, enabling it to perform particular functions: a printed circuit card + a graphics / network / sound card
person
11 [C] (old-fashioned, informal) an unusual or amusing person
horse races
12 [C] a list of all the races at a particular RACE MEETING (= a series of horse races): a race card
for wool / cotton
13 [C] (technical) a machine or tool used for cleaning and combing wool or cotton before it is spun
Idioms: sb's best / strongest / winning card something that gives sb an advantage over other people in a particular situation
get your cards (BrE, informal) to be told to leave a job
give sb their cards (BrE, informal) to make sb leave their job
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
hold all the cards (informal) to be able to control a particular situation because you have an advantage over other people
hold / keep / play your cards close to your chest to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret
lay / put your cards on the table to tell sb honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are
on the cards (BrE) (AmE in the cards) (informal) likely to happen: The merger has been on the cards for some time now.
play your cards right to deal successfully with a particular situation so that you achieve some advantage or sth that you want: If you play your cards right, the job could be yours when she leaves.
more at SHOW v., STACKED
+ verb [VN]
1 (technical) to clean wool using a wire instrument
2 (AmE, informal) to ask a person to show their identity card as a means of checking how old they are, for example if they want to buy alcohol(also card)
+ noun
any one of a set of 52 cards with numbers and pictures printed on one side, which are used to play various card games: (BrE) a pack of (playing) cards + (AmE) a deck of (playing) cards(also card)
+ noun
a card used for sending messages by post without an envelope, especially one that has a picture on one side: colourful postcards of California + Send us a postcard from Venice! + Send your answers on a postcard to the above address.
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 playing-card, Slang pasteboard:
The winning card was the ten of diamonds.
2 calling-card, visiting-card, carte de visite, business card:
Visitors used to leave their cards on the silver tray at the front door.
3 greetings card, Christmas card, birthday card, anniversary card, condolence card, Easter card, New Year card:
I sent Jacquelyn a card for her birthday last year.
4 postcard, US postal card:
Drop me a card when you get there, just so I'll know you're all right.
5 index card, file card:
The names and addresses of our members, formerly held on cards, are now stored in the computer.
6 membership card; press card; union card:
I showed my card at the door and they let me in without any problem.
7 dance-card:
She told me that her dance-card was full - and was likely to be for the next ten years.
8 US car-card, window-card, show-card:
At the cost of a card on the New York buses, we'd never get our money back.
9 credit card; bank card:
You may pay by card or cheque. They won't accept your cheque without a card.
10 identity or identification card, I.D. (card):
The police asked to see my card.
11 joker, prankster, practical joker, wag, humorist, comedian, funny man:
That Oscar - he's quite a card, isn't he?
12 on or esp. US in the cards. destined, fated, slated, in the offing; likely, probable, possible, liable:
I doubt that a change of government is on the cards for some time to come.
13 play one's cards right, well, badly, etc. act, behave, take action; plan, use strategy:
If Francis plays his cards right, he may be made head of department when Mark leaves.
14 put or lay one's cards on the table or show one's cards. act openly, reveal all, be forthright, be direct, be open, be honest, be unsecretive, Colloq come clean:
I'm going to put my cards on the table, and let you know all my plans.
Collocation
1 giving information
ADJ.
business, calling, visiting | appointment, invitation | identity, membership | index, record, report | flash
(also
flashcard
)
| swipe | smart
PREP.
on a/the ~
She wrote the main points of her speech on index cards.
2 used to pay/get money
ADJ.
plastic
He had a wallet full of plastic cards.
| cash, charge, cheque (guarantee), credit, debit | phone | ration
VERB + CARD
pay by, put sth on, use
She paid for her holiday by credit card. I'll put the meal on my card.
| accept, take
The restaurant accepts all major credit cards.
| issue (sb with)
The bank hasn't issued me with a cheque card yet.
CARD + NOUN
number | holder | fraud
3 greetings card
ADJ.
greeting/greetings | birthday, Christmas, get-well, sympathy
VERB + CARD
give sb, send sb | sign, write
Everyone at work signed a card for her.
| get, receive
4 used for a game
ADJ.
playing | winning | court, picture | trump
(figurative) This defender's ability to score vital goals has often proved a trump card.
| wild
QUANT.
deck, pack
VERB + CARD
cut, deal, shuffle | pick
‘Pick a card,’ said the conjurer.
| hold
(often figurative) The kidnappers hold all the cards (= are in control of the situation).
CARD + NOUN
game, player, table 5 cards
game
QUANT.
game
VERB + CARD
play
We play cards every Friday night.
| lose/win at
He always wins at cards.
CARD + NOUN
game
More information about PLAYING CARD
PLAYING CARD:
cards two, three, etc. of ~s
the four of hearts
jack, queen, king, ace of ~s
the ace of spades
high, low ~
a low club
black, red ~
You can't put a red five on a red six.
pick up, take ~
Why didn't you pick up the king?
have, hold ~
He knew his opponents held only spades and diamonds.
lay/put down, play ~
She put down a joker.
lead ~
You should have led a high spade.
draw ~
Use your ace and king to draw the trumps.
trump ~
He trumped my ace!
~ be trumps/wild/high
Spades are trumps. Let's play again. This time twos are wild, aces high.
~ trick (
in games like bridge and whist
)
We needed to take three more spade tricks.
on a/the ~
You can play either a nine or a jack on a ten.
Concise dictionary
cards|carded|cardingkɑːdnoun
+one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
+a card certifying the identity of the bearer
+a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
+thin cardboard, usually rectangular
+a witty amusing person who makes jokes
+a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
+a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited
+(golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
+a list of dishes available at a restaurant
+(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat
+a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
verb
+separate the fibers of
+ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
