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wildcards

/ˈwaɪldkɑːrdz/ /ˈwaɪldkɑrdz/

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noun

王牌, 癞子牌

In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.

Examples :

"In this card game, the jokers are designated as wildcards, meaning they can be used as any card you need to complete a winning hand. "

在这个纸牌游戏中，大小王被指定为王牌 (wángpái) / 癞子牌 (làizipái)，也就是说，你可以把它们当作任何你需要的牌来组成一手必胜的牌。

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noun

外卡，特别参赛资格

A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.

Examples :

"Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card."

金桂顺虽然是以外卡身份参赛，但还是赢得了奥运会柔道金牌。

sport game achievement

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noun

通配符，万用字符

A character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing

Examples :

"When searching for files, I used wildcards like "*" to find all files ending in ".txt", no matter what their names were. "

在搜索文件时，我使用了像“*”这样的通配符，来查找所有以“.txt”结尾的文件，不管它们的名字是什么。

computing technical language

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noun

通配符，萬用字元。

A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.

Examples :

"If the character is acting as a wildcard, then the pattern am matches each of the words amalgam, atom and alum."

如果星号（）作为通配符使用，那么“am”这个模式就能匹配 amalgam、atom 和 alum 这些单词。

computing technology character system type word

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noun

未知因素，不可预测因素

(also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.

Examples :

"In any election, undecided voters are often considered wildcards because their votes can shift the outcome in unexpected ways. "

在任何选举中，由于未决定选民的投票可能会以意想不到的方式改变结果，他们通常被认为是不可预测的因素。

element tendency character situation

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noun

隐藏牌, 万用牌

(also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.

Examples :

"The manager kept a few experienced employees as wildcards in case some new trainees struggled with the project. "

经理留下了几位经验丰富的员工作为隐藏牌/万用牌，以防一些新学员在项目上遇到困难。

element possibility game business