yellow-card
/ˌjeləʊ ˈkɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌjeləʊ ˈkɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌjel.əʊˈkɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈjel.oʊˌkɑːrd/ (ame, ipa)
yellow-card — noun
1. In football, when players break a rule, the referee signals a warning by lifting
In football, when players break a rule, the referee signals a warning by lifting a yellow card. Anyone who collects two yellow cards in one match is sent off the field.
João received a yellow card for pulling an opponent's shirt during the match.
common verb collocation: receive a yellow card for [offence]
The referee showed Evelyn a yellow card after she argued too strongly about the call.
verb pattern: show [someone] a yellow card
Noa escaped a yellow card despite a dangerous tackle that upset the other team.
Jude got a yellow card in the first half and was sent off after a foul.
- red card
the more severe punishment that ends a player's participation immediately
用法筆記
A player who receives two yellow cards in one match is shown a red card and must leave the game. Accumulating yellow cards over several matches can also result in a suspension.
常見錯誤
2. A sign or caution issued by an authority, indicating that someone will suffer ne
A sign or caution issued by an authority, indicating that someone will suffer negative consequences or punishment if they do not change their behaviour soon.
The regulator's warning letter was a yellow card to the bank before stricter penalties followed.
metaphorical use: a yellow card to [someone/organisation]
Ziad treated the school principal's phone call as a yellow card about his son's behaviour.
Nadia saw the drop in customer numbers as a yellow card for the shop's strategy.
Min considered the manager's warning a yellow card and started arriving on time every day.
用法筆記
This sense is always metaphorical and draws on the sports meaning. It is common in journalism, business writing, and informal discussion of warnings. The object is typically a person or organisation that has done something wrong.
常見錯誤
3. In the United Kingdom, an official paper or online form used by patients, doctor
In the United Kingdom, an official paper or online form used by patients, doctors, or pharmacists to report any unwanted effects of a medicine, vaccine, or medical treatment to the national safety agency.
Greta filled out a yellow card after her mother got a rash from a drug.
verb collocation: fill out a yellow card
Adaeze submitted a yellow card online when she noticed hearing problems after her treatment.
verb collocation: submit a yellow card
The clinic sent a yellow card after a patient had an allergic reaction.
Padma's doctor explained that the Yellow Card Scheme helps make drugs safer for everyone.
- adverse reaction report
the technical medical term for this type of document
用法筆記
This sense is specific to the UK's Yellow Card Scheme run by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The 'yellow card' here is not a physical card but an online or paper reporting form. It is often capitalised as Yellow Card or Yellow Card Scheme.
yellow-card — verb
- yellow-cardpresent simple I / you / we / they
- yellow-cards3rd person singular
- yellow-carding-ing form
- yellow-cardedpast simple
1. When a referee holds up a yellow card to a player during a match as a formal war
When a referee holds up a yellow card to a player during a match as a formal warning that the player has broken a rule, and that a second such warning will send them off the field.
Joshua was yellow-carded for removing his shirt after scoring the winning goal.
passive form: be yellow-carded for [offence]
The referee yellow-carded the defender for a dangerous challenge near the penalty area.
active form: referee yellow-cards [player]
Noa was yellow-carded twice in the same match and walked off the pitch early.
The striker avoided being yellow-carded by letting go of the opponent's jersey immediately.
- send off
to show a red card and force a player to leave the game permanently
文法句型
yellow-card + [player]
be yellow-carded for [offence]
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive ('was yellow-carded') in match reports and commentary. The active form ('the referee yellow-carded him') is also standard. The verb is informal in origin but now widely accepted in sports journalism.