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card catalog

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈcard ˌcatalog noun [countable] American English  BDa box of cards that contain information about something and are arranged in order, especially the cards with book information on them in a library 〔图书馆等内的〕卡片目录,卡片索引 SYN British English card index
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card catalogHence he gave communities libraries, lock, stock and card catalog.
ˈcard ˌcatalog nounChineseSyllable
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card catalog
ˈcard ˌcatalog noun [countable] American English
a box of cards that contain information about something and are arranged in order, especially the cards with book information on them in a library
   SYN  card index British English


card catalogBrE /ˈkɑːd kætəlɒɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːrd kætəlɔːɡ/ 🔊, /ˈkɑːrd kætəlɑːɡ/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE ˈcard index, index) noun
a box of cards with information on them, arranged in alphabetical order 卡片目录(或索引)