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 'was also a critical sensation, winning three primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe.
《纸牌屋》在评论界也引起了轰动，赢得三个黄金时段艾美奖和一个金球奖。 - From one house of cards to another, as it were.
从某种程度上说，这不过是从一个摇摇晃晃的纸牌房子转到了另一个而已。 - I must admit, that to fulfill my House of Cards longing during the summer of 2014, I cheated a bit and watched the final season of the original British version of the show, House of Cards: the Final Cut.
我必须承认，去年夏天为了满足我自己对《纸牌屋》的期望，我去看了这部剧英国版本的最后一季。 - 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》？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - House of Cards is among Obama's favorite shows.
《纸牌屋》是奥巴马最爱的剧集之一。 - 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。 - 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。