to hold water
基本解释
- (指論點)周密，沒漏洞，站得住腳
英汉例句
- None of his arguments seemed to me to hold water.
對我來說，他所有的論點都是站不住腳的。 - Calm down, my friend. And know that trying to hold water in a tight fist, will always leave you thirsty!
讓自己平靜下來吧，我的朋友，要知道用握緊的拳頭去裝水永遠都無用，那衹會帶給你飢渴！
blog.sina.com.cn - Its necessary to hold water supply timely to guarantee drinking safety by strengthening the monitor of water supply.
因此，加強集中式供水水質監測，及時掌握水質動態，對於保障飲水安全非常必要。 - 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.
他們花費了大量的時間,精力,和金錢來確保,在長期的圍城中他們可以獲得足夠的水源
耶魯公開課 - 古希臘歷史簡介課程節選 - Another common expression, to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea,opinion or argument.
- Also, if the U.S. and China economies manage to hold water in 2012, that could bode well for Brazil.
FORBES: Barclays Expects Brazil Rate Cuts To Stop At 10%