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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
      1. 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》。
        • 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!