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

• 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。
• 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。
• House of Cards is among Obama's favorite shows.
  《纸牌屋》是奥巴马最爱的剧集之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Finally, the world's greatest house of cards.
  终于完成了！世界上最大的纸牌房子！
• 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 like Mr. Underwood, 'House of Cards' ultimately triumphed.
  但和安德伍德一样，《纸牌屋》最后胜利了。
• 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。