to hold water
基本解释
- (指论点)周密，没漏洞，站得住脚
英汉例句
- 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！
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。 - 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
耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选 - 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%