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
- 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。 - 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。 - Unlike House of Cards, Big Bang doesn't get loads of press for its popularity in China.
与《纸牌屋》不同，《生活大爆炸》并没有因为它在中国备受欢迎而受到媒体连篇累牍的报道。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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》？ - 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。 - 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。