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

• 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。
• 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。
• '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。
• 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 reign of House Of Cards may be short-lived.
  《纸牌屋》的统治也许很短命。
• 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。
• Speculative fever creates new avenues of excess until the house of cards collapses.
  投机热情催生新的过度途径，直到纸牌搭建的房子坍塌。
• 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。
• The child tried to build a house of cards but it soon fell over.
  这孩子试着用牌搭一所房子，可是它一会儿就倒坍了。