house of cards

英 [ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːdz]

美 [ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːrdz]

n.  不可靠的计划; 摇摇欲坠的组织; 用纸牌搭成的房子

牛津词典

noun

• 不可靠的计划；摇摇欲坠的组织
  a plan, an organization, etc. that is so badly arranged that it could easily fail
• 用纸牌搭成的房子
  a structure built out of playing cards

英英释义

noun

• an unstable construction with playing cards
  1. he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed
  Synonym:cardhousecard-housecardcastle
• a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
  1. his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
  2. a real estate bubble
  Synonym:bubble

双语例句

• Most of my Chinese friends have at some point mentioned Big Bang to me; I haven't yet talked about House of Cards.
  我的大部分中国朋友都曾经向我提起过《生活大爆炸》；我还没有跟他们讨论过《纸牌屋》。
• This is a house of cards waiting to fall down. And it eventually does.
  他们就像一个摇摇欲坠的纸房子，最终真的就轰然倒塌。
• The whole building will come down like a house of cards.
  那样整个房子就会像纸牌一样塌下去。
• Finally, the world's greatest house of cards.
  终于完成了！世界上最大的纸牌房子！
• In 2013, Netflix became the first non-TV network to win an Emmy for the series House of Cards.
  2013年，Netflix公司凭借剧集《纸牌屋》，成为首家赢得艾美奖（Emmy）的非电视网络机构。
• But like Mr. Underwood, 'House of Cards' ultimately triumphed.
  但和安德伍德一样，《纸牌屋》最后胜利了。
• The regime collapsed like a house of cards.
  政权如同纸牌搭的房子般崩溃了。
• His authority in society and even in his own home was collapsing like a house of cards!
  而且无论在社会上，在家庭中，他的威权又已处处露着败象，成了总崩溃！
• I'm afraid you've been building a house of cards; no one is going to help you in a scheme like that.
  恐怕你一直在考虑的计划是不可靠的空中楼阁，没人会帮助你去搞那样的一个计划。
• House of Cards is among Obama's favorite shows.
  《纸牌屋》是奥巴马最爱的剧集之一。