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
- he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed
- a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
- his proposal was nothing but a house of cards
- a real estate bubble
双语例句
- Finally, the world's greatest house of cards.
终于完成了！世界上最大的纸牌房子！ - Our401Ks, pension funds, IRAs, and Roths are built on a house of cards, but it is too late: we're trapped in the game.
我们的401K、养老基金、个人养老账户建立在一个空中楼阁之上，太晚了：我们被套在这个游戏中了。 - 'House of Cards' is only going to go a second season and I think thats it, Cleveland told Gold Derby.
克利夫兰对GoldDerby网站表示：《纸牌屋》只有两季，我也觉得差不多了。 - At the 2013 Emmy Awards, House of Cards picked up three statues and shook up the race.
在2013年艾美奖颁奖礼上，《纸牌屋》拿下了三座奖杯表现不俗。 - The Fed is worried about a collapsing house of cards.
美联储担忧的是，一个失败的不切实际无法实现的计划。 - House of Cards is among Obama's favorite shows.
《纸牌屋》是奥巴马最爱的剧集之一。 - The reign of House Of Cards may be short-lived.
《纸牌屋》的统治也许很短命。 - 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。 - Hence, while America was busy creating a financial house of cards, Asians focused on their real economies.
因此，当美国正忙着建造一个不切实际的金融帝国时，亚洲人却把重点放在他们的实体经济上。 - Unlike House of Cards, Big Bang doesn't get loads of press for its popularity in China.
与《纸牌屋》不同，《生活大爆炸》并没有因为它在中国备受欢迎而受到媒体连篇累牍的报道。