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单词 drawing card
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Definition of drawing card in US English:

drawing card

(British drawcard)
nounˈdrôiNG kärdˈdrôiNG kärd
informal
  • A quality or feature that evokes interest or liking; an attraction.

    rookie fireball flingers are the prime drawing cards of spring baseball
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A huge drawing card, Nagurski won the National Wrestling Association heavyweight championship in 1939 and again in 1941 before returning to the Bears in 1943.
    • The drawing card at the Inn at Snakedance is a herd of Llamas, which are available for ‘Take a Llama to Lunch’ wilderness tours guided by trained naturalists.
    • The next year, Ruth, by that time primarily an outfielder, slugged a then-record 29 home runs and was well on the way to establishing himself as baseball's best player and top drawing card.
    • Knowing Panday as I do, I told everyone who cared to listen that he would do no such thing; that he would use the ‘tell all’ as a drawing card for party supporters and detractors alike, so that he could boast of having a large crowd.
    • Long after you and I are gone, schools such as Nebraska, Penn State, Texas and Michigan likely still will be strong programs and good drawing cards.
    • But cost cutting may not be the real drawing card.
    • A man of mind-boggling strength and one of the sport's original super-heavyweights, the 640-pound Haystacks Calhoun was a huge drawing card in every sense of the word.
    • Typically, the tax break translates into a 5 percent to 8 percent discount on merchandise - a huge drawing card for online retailers.
    • ‘This is going to be a major drawing card for the arts district and will help define the future of downtown in a spectacular way,’ the mayor said at a press conference announcing the project.
    • By far, the biggest drawing card is the historic city center, which is undergoing a face-lift.
    • But the irony of the establishment of a column that brings out mostly negative passion in people is that it is a much better drawing card than ‘happy’ columns.
    • Our trip underscored the extent to which the Mississippi River has become an economic development drawing card for the towns and cities along its banks.
    • While fresh produce is a drawing card for many, some folks stop in for a weekly supply of luscious baked goods - breads, cookies, pies and cinnamon rolls all tempt the eye - or several bags of homemade dried noodles.
    • One of Bulgaria's biggest drawing cards for Craig was something most people take for granted - seasonal change.
    • Although the role of Napa County Airport as an alternative to crowded Bay Area facilities cannot be discounted, Morrison believes that the region itself is a drawing card for business aircraft.
    • Still, when integrity and truth take a back seat to agenda, when outrage and spite are used as drawing cards, then Blogs will never be considered any more reliable then tabloid journalism.
    • His efforts are among the drawing cards for this year's 2001 National Urban Forest Conference, September 5-8 at the Omni Shoreham hotel in Washington, DC.
    • We're going to be the biggest drawing card in this community because, finally, the kids are getting what they really, really need.
    • But Haiti's biggest drawing card in attracting foreign investment is low wages.
    • His departure will create a major void in our art scene and in the nonprofit sector that he has ever so generously supported with vibrant works that were drawing cards for countless fund-raisers.

Definition of drawing card in US English:

drawing card

(British drawcard)
nounˈdrôiNG kärd
informal
  • A quality or feature that evokes interest or liking; an attraction.

    rookie fireball flingers are the prime drawing cards of spring baseball
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Long after you and I are gone, schools such as Nebraska, Penn State, Texas and Michigan likely still will be strong programs and good drawing cards.
    • Typically, the tax break translates into a 5 percent to 8 percent discount on merchandise - a huge drawing card for online retailers.
    • But cost cutting may not be the real drawing card.
    • Still, when integrity and truth take a back seat to agenda, when outrage and spite are used as drawing cards, then Blogs will never be considered any more reliable then tabloid journalism.
    • While fresh produce is a drawing card for many, some folks stop in for a weekly supply of luscious baked goods - breads, cookies, pies and cinnamon rolls all tempt the eye - or several bags of homemade dried noodles.
    • A huge drawing card, Nagurski won the National Wrestling Association heavyweight championship in 1939 and again in 1941 before returning to the Bears in 1943.
    • The drawing card at the Inn at Snakedance is a herd of Llamas, which are available for ‘Take a Llama to Lunch’ wilderness tours guided by trained naturalists.
    • One of Bulgaria's biggest drawing cards for Craig was something most people take for granted - seasonal change.
    • Knowing Panday as I do, I told everyone who cared to listen that he would do no such thing; that he would use the ‘tell all’ as a drawing card for party supporters and detractors alike, so that he could boast of having a large crowd.
    • We're going to be the biggest drawing card in this community because, finally, the kids are getting what they really, really need.
    • Our trip underscored the extent to which the Mississippi River has become an economic development drawing card for the towns and cities along its banks.
    • ‘This is going to be a major drawing card for the arts district and will help define the future of downtown in a spectacular way,’ the mayor said at a press conference announcing the project.
    • But Haiti's biggest drawing card in attracting foreign investment is low wages.
    • His efforts are among the drawing cards for this year's 2001 National Urban Forest Conference, September 5-8 at the Omni Shoreham hotel in Washington, DC.
    • Although the role of Napa County Airport as an alternative to crowded Bay Area facilities cannot be discounted, Morrison believes that the region itself is a drawing card for business aircraft.
    • By far, the biggest drawing card is the historic city center, which is undergoing a face-lift.
    • The next year, Ruth, by that time primarily an outfielder, slugged a then-record 29 home runs and was well on the way to establishing himself as baseball's best player and top drawing card.
    • His departure will create a major void in our art scene and in the nonprofit sector that he has ever so generously supported with vibrant works that were drawing cards for countless fund-raisers.
    • But the irony of the establishment of a column that brings out mostly negative passion in people is that it is a much better drawing card than ‘happy’ columns.
    • A man of mind-boggling strength and one of the sport's original super-heavyweights, the 640-pound Haystacks Calhoun was a huge drawing card in every sense of the word.
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