| 单词 | on the cards |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the cards b. on the cards: likely or destined to happen, probable; possible. 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 1788 J. O'Keeffe Farmer ii. ii. 22 They were all upon the Scramble for me..but, poor Things, it was'nt on the Cards—cou'dn't be. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House lvii. 554 It don't come out altogether so plain as to please me, but it's on the cards. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xv. iv. 52 Lest a scalade of Prag should be on the cards. 1933 Truth (Sydney) 2 Apr. 5/8 From full-back to hooker, a complete re-organisation is on the cards. 1955 A. Atkinson Exit Charlie (1957) iv. 123 It's quite on the cards that he'll call in here to see me. He usually does. 2019 Daily Star 5 Feb. 11/2 Asked if marriage was on the cards, he said: ‘That's definitely what I want.’ < as lemmas |
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