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
- 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》。 - House of Cards Season 2 will be released in its entirety on February 14.
《纸牌屋》第二季将会在美国时间2月14日一次性放出第二季的全部13集。 - 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。 - The regime collapsed like a house of cards.
政权如同纸牌搭的房子般崩溃了。 - 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。 - But the Federation is like a house of cards: disturb one and the whole structure wobbles.
但是这个联合会就像纸牌搭的房子,只要动一动某一方,整个机构就会跟着颤动起来。 - 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。 - WSJ: Do you know how many of Netflix's subscribers watch 'House of Cards'?
《华尔街日报》:你是否知道Netflix订户当中有多少人在看《纸牌屋》? - Our lives are like a house of cards.
生活就像是一个纸牌搭成的房子。 - 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!