to hold water

基本解释

• (指论点)周密，没漏洞，站得住脚

英汉例句

双语例句

• None of his arguments seemed to me to hold water.
  对我来说，他所有的论点都是站不住脚的。
• Calm down, my friend. And know that trying to hold water in a tight fist, will always leave you thirsty!
  让自己平静下来吧，我的朋友，要知道用握紧的拳头去装水永远都无用，那只会带给你饥渴！
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• Its necessary to hold water supply timely to guarantee drinking safety by strengthening the monitor of water supply.
  因此，加强集中式供水水质监测，及时掌握水质动态，对于保障饮水安全非常必要。

原声例句

• Scientists have long believed that Earth's satellite lacks the ability to hold water near its surface because it has no atmosphere.
• But they spent a lot of time, energy, and money on being sure that they would have a supply of water to hold them for a long siege.
  他们花费了大量的时间,精力,和金钱来确保,在长期的围城中他们可以获得足够的水源
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• Another common expression, to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea,opinion or argument.

权威例句

• Also, if the U.S. and China economies manage to hold water in 2012, that could bode well for Brazil.
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