yellow-card
/ˌjeləʊ ˈkɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌjeləʊ ˈkɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌjel.əʊˈkɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈjel.oʊˌkɑːrd/ (ame, ipa)
yellow-card — 名詞
1. In football, when players break a rule, the referee signals a warning by lifting
黃牌
裁判出示的警告牌
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.
João 因為在比賽中拉扯對手的球衣而收到一張黃牌。
common verb collocation: receive a yellow card for [offence]
The referee showed Evelyn a yellow card after she argued too strongly about the call.
裁判在 Evelyn 激烈抗議判決後，對她出示了一張黃牌。
verb pattern: show [someone] a yellow card
Noa escaped a yellow card despite a dangerous tackle that upset the other team.
Noa 雖然有一次危險的鏟球讓對方球隊很不滿，但並沒有被判黃牌。
Jude got a yellow card in the first half and was sent off after a foul.
Jude 上半場領了一張黃牌，隨後因犯規被罰下場。
- 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
警示
來自權威機構的警告
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.
監管機構的警告信對這家銀行來說是一張黃牌，接下來會有更嚴厲的處罰。
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.
Ziad 把校長打來的那通電話視為一張黃牌，提醒他注意兒子的行為問題。
Nadia saw the drop in customer numbers as a yellow card for the shop's strategy.
Nadia 把顧客人數下滑當作是對店面策略的一張黃牌。
Min considered the manager's warning a yellow card and started arriving on time every day.
Min 把經理的警告當作一張黃牌，從此每天都準時上班。
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
通報單
英國藥物副作用通報表
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.
Greta 的母親在服用藥物後出現皮疹，Greta 便填寫了一張黃色通報單。
verb collocation: fill out a yellow card
Adaeze submitted a yellow card online when she noticed hearing problems after her treatment.
Adaeze 在接受治療後發現聽力出現問題，便在線上提交了一張黃色通報單。
verb collocation: submit a yellow card
The clinic sent a yellow card after a patient had an allergic reaction.
診所在病人出現藥物過敏反應後，寄出了一張黃色通報單。
Padma's doctor explained that the Yellow Card Scheme helps make drugs safer for everyone.
Padma 的醫師解釋說，黃卡通報制度能讓藥物對所有人都更安全。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
舉黃牌
裁判向違規球員出示黃牌
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.
Joshua 因為在踢進致勝球後脫掉上衣而吞了一張黃牌。
passive form: be yellow-carded for [offence]
The referee yellow-carded the defender for a dangerous challenge near the penalty area.
裁判對那名後衛舉了一張黃牌，因為他在禁區附近做出了危險的鏟球動作。
active form: referee yellow-cards [player]
Noa was yellow-carded twice in the same match and walked off the pitch early.
Noa 在同一場比賽中被舉了兩次黃牌，只好提早離開球場。
The striker avoided being yellow-carded by letting go of the opponent's jersey immediately.
那名前鋒立刻放開了對手的球衣，才避免被舉黃牌。
- 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.