Definition of wild card in English:

wild card

noun

1A playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.
Example sentencesExamples
- A meld containing three natural cards can have any number of wild cards added to it, since the first wild card added makes the meld a canasta.
- In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card.
- Further cards, beyond seven, can be added to a canasta, but if you add wild cards to a pure canasta, this degrades it to a mixed canasta.
- The Reds were four games out of the wild card race with 23 games remaining.
- The jokers are not scoring cards but wild cards which can take on any value from 2 to 14.
- It seems that wild cards are often used in four-card and five-card brag, but that three card brag is more often played without them.
- Jokers can be used wild cards to substitute for any card in a three or four, with the following restrictions.
- It was subsequently adopted in versions of Poker, Rummy and other games as a wild card which could be used as a substitute for any desired card.
- A natural meld can be turned into a mixed meld by adding wild cards to it.
- If the joker is turned up, there are no wild cards and the value of the hand is doubled.
- The jokers may be shuffled into the deck as wild cards as well if you like, which also makes the game a bit more interesting.
- Jokers can be used as wild cards to stand for any card from three to ace.
- Again, the Jokers are wild cards, and can be played at any time on any trick, with only rare exceptions.
- Since they are wild cards, any player holding one will be able to lay it off on the rapper's combinations.
- If your team starts a meld of wild cards, you cannot add any wild cards to any of your other melds until your wild card canasta is complete.
- No card is turned for trumps - the only trumps are the four wild cards.
- You can also make a meld consisting entirely of wild cards - twos and jokers.
- The pack has 132 cards - three suits of different colours each contain 41 letter cards and two wild cards and there are three wild cards that can be used with any suit.
- Jokers are true wild cards, and can be used to complete any combination.
- The joker is a wild card which can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush or a straight flush.
1. 1.1Computing A character that will match any character or sequence of characters in a search.
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you can remember only part of a phrase, for instance, you can use an asterisk as a wild card: ‘A Nightingale sang in * Square’ will tell you it was Berkeley Square.
  You can run the program against multiple files by using wild cards in the filename.
  For a complete explanation of OpenSSL ciphers, including all supported wild cards, see the ciphers man page.
  Many search engines employ wild cards - special symbols, usually an asterisk (*), that you add to a term to indicate different possibilities.
  Try the asterisk (*) wild card when searching for a phrase.
2An opportunity to enter a sports competition without having to take part in qualifying matches or be ranked at a particular level.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hingis will, undoubtedly, be showered with wild cards to enter any tournament she chooses.
- The young Bulgarian entered the competition with a wild card, thanks to one of the most popular management companies in the world, IMG.
- As for Cejka, there is much to admire in the German's play from tee-to-green, but one has to think that his relatively poor putting may work against him in the face of such stiff competition for a wild card.
- Montgomerie, of course, is no certainty to play in the Ryder Cup, but if he fails to qualify, a wild card will surely be his.
- ‘Yayuk failed to receive the wild card as her world ranking in both singles and doubles event did not meet the qualification,’ Benny explained.
1. 2.1 A player or team allowed to enter a sports competition without having to qualify or be ranked.
  Example sentencesExamples
  With two new divisions and no additional playoff spots, the realignment shuffle is going to make it all the more difficult for teams to reach the postseason as a wild card.
  The next season gave us the world champion Ravens, a 12-4 wild card team that finished 8-8 in 1999.
  Even if this team sneaks into the playoffs as a wild card, it clearly is not a playoff-caliber team.
  To gain the playoffs as the wild card, a team will need 90 wins, according to the best estimates.
  The realignment with four divisions within each conference makes it so that the four division winners plus two wild cards will make the playoffs from both the AFC and NFC.
3A person or thing whose influence is unpredictable or whose qualities are uncertain.
Example sentencesExamples
- One wild card is the uncertainty surrounding the membership of the FCC.
- The Brotherhood is the wild card in the reform game.
- It remains the wild card in an economic game that is still too close to call.
- We then need to address the role of ‘carbon sinks’, which remain the wild card in the search for flexible, low-cost solutions.
- He too forfeits, the sex and mystery of a wild card like Coco no longer in his life.

Definition of wild card in US English:

wild card

nounˈwīl(d) ˌkärdˈwaɪl(d) ˌkɑrd

1A playing card that can have any value, suit, color, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card.
- Jokers can be used wild cards to substitute for any card in a three or four, with the following restrictions.
- It seems that wild cards are often used in four-card and five-card brag, but that three card brag is more often played without them.
- The jokers are not scoring cards but wild cards which can take on any value from 2 to 14.
- No card is turned for trumps - the only trumps are the four wild cards.
- The jokers may be shuffled into the deck as wild cards as well if you like, which also makes the game a bit more interesting.
- Jokers can be used as wild cards to stand for any card from three to ace.
- If your team starts a meld of wild cards, you cannot add any wild cards to any of your other melds until your wild card canasta is complete.
- Further cards, beyond seven, can be added to a canasta, but if you add wild cards to a pure canasta, this degrades it to a mixed canasta.
- The Reds were four games out of the wild card race with 23 games remaining.
- The pack has 132 cards - three suits of different colours each contain 41 letter cards and two wild cards and there are three wild cards that can be used with any suit.
- If the joker is turned up, there are no wild cards and the value of the hand is doubled.
- You can also make a meld consisting entirely of wild cards - twos and jokers.
- Jokers are true wild cards, and can be used to complete any combination.
- A natural meld can be turned into a mixed meld by adding wild cards to it.
- Again, the Jokers are wild cards, and can be played at any time on any trick, with only rare exceptions.
- It was subsequently adopted in versions of Poker, Rummy and other games as a wild card which could be used as a substitute for any desired card.
- The joker is a wild card which can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush or a straight flush.
- A meld containing three natural cards can have any number of wild cards added to it, since the first wild card added makes the meld a canasta.
- Since they are wild cards, any player holding one will be able to lay it off on the rapper's combinations.
1. 1.1 A person or thing whose influence is unpredictable or whose qualities are uncertain.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It remains the wild card in an economic game that is still too close to call.
  The Brotherhood is the wild card in the reform game.
  He too forfeits, the sex and mystery of a wild card like Coco no longer in his life.
  One wild card is the uncertainty surrounding the membership of the FCC.
  We then need to address the role of ‘carbon sinks’, which remain the wild card in the search for flexible, low-cost solutions.
2. 1.2Computing A character that will match any character or sequence of characters in a search.
  Example sentencesExamples
  For a complete explanation of OpenSSL ciphers, including all supported wild cards, see the ciphers man page.
  Many search engines employ wild cards - special symbols, usually an asterisk (*), that you add to a term to indicate different possibilities.
  Try the asterisk (*) wild card when searching for a phrase.
  You can run the program against multiple files by using wild cards in the filename.
  If you can remember only part of a phrase, for instance, you can use an asterisk as a wild card: ‘A Nightingale sang in * Square’ will tell you it was Berkeley Square.
3. 1.3 An opportunity to enter a sports competition without having to take part in qualifying matches or be ranked at a particular level.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The young Bulgarian entered the competition with a wild card, thanks to one of the most popular management companies in the world, IMG.
  As for Cejka, there is much to admire in the German's play from tee-to-green, but one has to think that his relatively poor putting may work against him in the face of such stiff competition for a wild card.
  Montgomerie, of course, is no certainty to play in the Ryder Cup, but if he fails to qualify, a wild card will surely be his.
  Hingis will, undoubtedly, be showered with wild cards to enter any tournament she chooses.
  ‘Yayuk failed to receive the wild card as her world ranking in both singles and doubles event did not meet the qualification,’ Benny explained.
4. 1.4 A player or team granted a wild card.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The next season gave us the world champion Ravens, a 12-4 wild card team that finished 8-8 in 1999.
  To gain the playoffs as the wild card, a team will need 90 wins, according to the best estimates.
  With two new divisions and no additional playoff spots, the realignment shuffle is going to make it all the more difficult for teams to reach the postseason as a wild card.
  The realignment with four divisions within each conference makes it so that the four division winners plus two wild cards will make the playoffs from both the AFC and NFC.
  Even if this team sneaks into the playoffs as a wild card, it clearly is not a playoff-caliber team.

单词	wild card
释义	Definition of wild card in English: wild card noun 1A playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it. Example sentencesExamples A meld containing three natural cards can have any number of wild cards added to it, since the first wild card added makes the meld a canasta. In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card. Further cards, beyond seven, can be added to a canasta, but if you add wild cards to a pure canasta, this degrades it to a mixed canasta. The Reds were four games out of the wild card race with 23 games remaining. The jokers are not scoring cards but wild cards which can take on any value from 2 to 14. It seems that wild cards are often used in four-card and five-card brag, but that three card brag is more often played without them. Jokers can be used wild cards to substitute for any card in a three or four, with the following restrictions. It was subsequently adopted in versions of Poker, Rummy and other games as a wild card which could be used as a substitute for any desired card. A natural meld can be turned into a mixed meld by adding wild cards to it. If the joker is turned up, there are no wild cards and the value of the hand is doubled. The jokers may be shuffled into the deck as wild cards as well if you like, which also makes the game a bit more interesting. Jokers can be used as wild cards to stand for any card from three to ace. Again, the Jokers are wild cards, and can be played at any time on any trick, with only rare exceptions. Since they are wild cards, any player holding one will be able to lay it off on the rapper's combinations. If your team starts a meld of wild cards, you cannot add any wild cards to any of your other melds until your wild card canasta is complete. No card is turned for trumps - the only trumps are the four wild cards. You can also make a meld consisting entirely of wild cards - twos and jokers. The pack has 132 cards - three suits of different colours each contain 41 letter cards and two wild cards and there are three wild cards that can be used with any suit. Jokers are true wild cards, and can be used to complete any combination. The joker is a wild card which can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush or a straight flush. 1.1Computing A character that will match any character or sequence of characters in a search. Example sentencesExamples If you can remember only part of a phrase, for instance, you can use an asterisk as a wild card: ‘A Nightingale sang in Square’ will tell you it was Berkeley Square.* You can run the program against multiple files by using wild cards in the filename. For a complete explanation of OpenSSL ciphers, including all supported wild cards, see the ciphers man page. Many search engines employ wild cards - special symbols, usually an asterisk (), that you add to a term to indicate different possibilities.* Try the asterisk () wild card when searching for a phrase.* 2An opportunity to enter a sports competition without having to take part in qualifying matches or be ranked at a particular level. Example sentencesExamples Hingis will, undoubtedly, be showered with wild cards to enter any tournament she chooses. The young Bulgarian entered the competition with a wild card, thanks to one of the most popular management companies in the world, IMG. As for Cejka, there is much to admire in the German's play from tee-to-green, but one has to think that his relatively poor putting may work against him in the face of such stiff competition for a wild card. Montgomerie, of course, is no certainty to play in the Ryder Cup, but if he fails to qualify, a wild card will surely be his. ‘Yayuk failed to receive the wild card as her world ranking in both singles and doubles event did not meet the qualification,’ Benny explained. 2.1 A player or team allowed to enter a sports competition without having to qualify or be ranked. Example sentencesExamples With two new divisions and no additional playoff spots, the realignment shuffle is going to make it all the more difficult for teams to reach the postseason as a wild card. The next season gave us the world champion Ravens, a 12-4 wild card team that finished 8-8 in 1999. Even if this team sneaks into the playoffs as a wild card, it clearly is not a playoff-caliber team. To gain the playoffs as the wild card, a team will need 90 wins, according to the best estimates. The realignment with four divisions within each conference makes it so that the four division winners plus two wild cards will make the playoffs from both the AFC and NFC. 3A person or thing whose influence is unpredictable or whose qualities are uncertain. Example sentencesExamples One wild card is the uncertainty surrounding the membership of the FCC. The Brotherhood is the wild card in the reform game. It remains the wild card in an economic game that is still too close to call. We then need to address the role of ‘carbon sinks’, which remain the wild card in the search for flexible, low-cost solutions. He too forfeits, the sex and mystery of a wild card like Coco no longer in his life. Definition of wild card in US English: wild card nounˈwīl(d) ˌkärdˈwaɪl(d) ˌkɑrd 1A playing card that can have any value, suit, color, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it. Example sentencesExamples In this version all the threes and the two jokers are wild cards that can represent any other card. Jokers can be used wild cards to substitute for any card in a three or four, with the following restrictions. It seems that wild cards are often used in four-card and five-card brag, but that three card brag is more often played without them. The jokers are not scoring cards but wild cards which can take on any value from 2 to 14. No card is turned for trumps - the only trumps are the four wild cards. The jokers may be shuffled into the deck as wild cards as well if you like, which also makes the game a bit more interesting. Jokers can be used as wild cards to stand for any card from three to ace. If your team starts a meld of wild cards, you cannot add any wild cards to any of your other melds until your wild card canasta is complete. Further cards, beyond seven, can be added to a canasta, but if you add wild cards to a pure canasta, this degrades it to a mixed canasta. The Reds were four games out of the wild card race with 23 games remaining. The pack has 132 cards - three suits of different colours each contain 41 letter cards and two wild cards and there are three wild cards that can be used with any suit. If the joker is turned up, there are no wild cards and the value of the hand is doubled. You can also make a meld consisting entirely of wild cards - twos and jokers. Jokers are true wild cards, and can be used to complete any combination. A natural meld can be turned into a mixed meld by adding wild cards to it. Again, the Jokers are wild cards, and can be played at any time on any trick, with only rare exceptions. It was subsequently adopted in versions of Poker, Rummy and other games as a wild card which could be used as a substitute for any desired card. The joker is a wild card which can be used only as an ace, or to complete a straight, a flush or a straight flush. A meld containing three natural cards can have any number of wild cards added to it, since the first wild card added makes the meld a canasta. Since they are wild cards, any player holding one will be able to lay it off on the rapper's combinations. 1.1 A person or thing whose influence is unpredictable or whose qualities are uncertain. Example sentencesExamples It remains the wild card in an economic game that is still too close to call. The Brotherhood is the wild card in the reform game. He too forfeits, the sex and mystery of a wild card like Coco no longer in his life. One wild card is the uncertainty surrounding the membership of the FCC. We then need to address the role of ‘carbon sinks’, which remain the wild card in the search for flexible, low-cost solutions. 1.2Computing A character that will match any character or sequence of characters in a search. Example sentencesExamples For a complete explanation of OpenSSL ciphers, including all supported wild cards, see the ciphers man page. Many search engines employ wild cards - special symbols, usually an asterisk (), that you add to a term to indicate different possibilities.* Try the asterisk () wild card when searching for a phrase.* You can run the program against multiple files by using wild cards in the filename. If you can remember only part of a phrase, for instance, you can use an asterisk as a wild card: ‘A Nightingale sang in Square’ will tell you it was Berkeley Square.* 1.3 An opportunity to enter a sports competition without having to take part in qualifying matches or be ranked at a particular level. Example sentencesExamples The young Bulgarian entered the competition with a wild card, thanks to one of the most popular management companies in the world, IMG. As for Cejka, there is much to admire in the German's play from tee-to-green, but one has to think that his relatively poor putting may work against him in the face of such stiff competition for a wild card. Montgomerie, of course, is no certainty to play in the Ryder Cup, but if he fails to qualify, a wild card will surely be his. Hingis will, undoubtedly, be showered with wild cards to enter any tournament she chooses. ‘Yayuk failed to receive the wild card as her world ranking in both singles and doubles event did not meet the qualification,’ Benny explained. 1.4 A player or team granted a wild card. Example sentencesExamples The next season gave us the world champion Ravens, a 12-4 wild card team that finished 8-8 in 1999. To gain the playoffs as the wild card, a team will need 90 wins, according to the best estimates. With two new divisions and no additional playoff spots, the realignment shuffle is going to make it all the more difficult for teams to reach the postseason as a wild card. The realignment with four divisions within each conference makes it so that the four division winners plus two wild cards will make the playoffs from both the AFC and NFC. Even if this team sneaks into the playoffs as a wild card, it clearly is not a playoff-caliber team.
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