| 单词 | in the cards |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the cards a. in the cards: likely or destined to happen, probable; possible. Now chiefly North American. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adjective] likelya1400 seemlya1400 probable?a1425 allowablec1443 seeming?c1450 apt1528 topical1594 liking1611 suspicable1651 presumable1655 feasible1656 suspected1706 in the cards1764 on the cards1788 in the dice1844 liable1888 better-than-chance1964 1764 C. Churchill Independence 5 Bards may be Lords, but 'tis not in the cards, Play how we will, to turn Lords into Bards. ?1859 J. Brougham Metamora ii. i. 12 It is not in the cards for me to fail. 1908 Washington Post 29 Aug. 8/4 They [sc. the baseball team the Cleveland Naps] consider this their hoodoo town of the circuit, and have come to the conclusion that it is not in the cards for them to win here. 2015 Teen Vogue Nov. 116/1 India..can picture herself working..in TV or film (though from the 850,000 listens she has received on her rendition of ‘Say Something’ on SoundCloud, perhaps singing is also in the cards). < as lemmas |
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