in the cards (idiom)
1.可能
Many people wondered if a successful title defense was in the cards.
許多人懷疑成功衛冕是否可能。
2.會發生
Is another foreign-car invasion in the cards?
另一家外國車入侵會發生嗎？
3.將有…發生
Not long after the fight started, there were signs that an upset was in the cards.
拳賽開始後不久即有跡象顯示將有爆冷門的情況發生。
4.可期的
‘‘Nobody thought you could make money out of a website that is critical of the government,” he laughs. “But it’s on the cards. The potential is there.”
「沒有人認為你能夠靠一個批評政府的網站賺錢，」他笑著說：「但那是可期的，因為商機就在那兒。」
5.有望
The leaders of a divided peninsula meet for a groundbreaking summit in Pyongyang and pledge to promote family reunions and economic cooperation. Is reunification in the cards?
朝鮮半島上兩個分裂國家的領袖在平壤舉行的歷史性高峰會中會晤，誓言促進家庭團聚和經濟合作統一有望嗎？
not in the cards (idiom)
1.不致發生
A hostile foreign takeover was not in the cards.
not in the cards (idiom)
1.不致發生
A hostile foreign takeover was not in the cards.
侵略性的外國併購不至發生。
2.不在考慮之列
The Elephants have already tapped that well once this season, calling upon him for an inning of relief against the Lions, but that task wasn’t in the cards for Saturday.
本球季象隊已經成功用過這個辦法一次， 就是在與獅隊交手時調派他上來救援一局，但星期六這項任務不在考慮之列。
3.不可能(發生)
Arab states asked to join the coalition will doubtless request some guarantee that the U.S. will kick-start the stalled peace press in the Middle East. In the short term, that is not in the cards.
被請求加入反恐怖份子聯盟的阿拉伯國家當然會要求美國做一些承諾保証它將迅速展開延宕已久的中東和平談判，但短時間內，這是不可能發生的。
If it’s not in the cards to find someone, so be it.
如果不可能找到對象，那也無妨。
