a house of cards
/ə ˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑːdz/NEUTRAL · B2
中文对应近似对应
摇摇欲坠
字面意思: «纸牌搭的房子»
含义
a plan or organisation that could easily collapse
很容易垮掉的计划或组织.
例句
- 1Their business plan was a house of cards, built on one customer who could leave at any time.
- 2When the main sponsor pulled out, the whole festival collapsed like a house of cards.
- 3The timetable is a house of cards: if one teacher is ill, every class moves.
- 4Tom's excuses fell apart like a house of cards once his sister told the truth.
- 5Is the new budget solid, or is it a house of cards that one bad month could ruin?
语法
可数。常跟在 be 或 like 之后;用 collapse 或 fall 等动词描述其垮掉。
“家”主题的更多习语
本主题全部 20 个习语和测验 →