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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
      1. 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

        • 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》。
        • The reign of House Of Cards may be short-lived.
          《纸牌屋》的统治也许很短命。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • Finally, the world's greatest house of cards.
          终于完成了!世界上最大的纸牌房子!
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • The regime collapsed like a house of cards.
          政权如同纸牌搭的房子般崩溃了。