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
- House of Cards is among Obama's favorite shows.
《纸牌屋》是奥巴马最爱的剧集之一。 - The regime collapsed like a house of cards.
政权如同纸牌搭的房子般崩溃了。 - Otherwise the entire system falls apart. It's basically a house of cards.
否则，整个系统就会分崩离析&那样的话，系统就只是一栋有着多张门卡的房子。 - House of Cards is adding a pair of aces to its Season 2 deck.
《纸牌屋》第二季中会出现一对王牌演员。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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》。 - 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。 - I think that the Chinese leadership has this notion that their own house of cards has a better chance of survival if they give support to other houses of cards.
我认为中国的领导有这一观念：如果他们支持其他的脆弱国家，那么他们自己的脆弱国家有更好的生存机会。