to hold water

常见例句

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！
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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
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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.
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These include constructing huge enveloping steel and concrete hangers over the four reactors, continuing to collect and bag contaminated debris, and running 400 tons a day of ground water daily through the reactors to continue cooling them (requiring the construction of water tanks to hold the contaminated water).
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And while this segment of the population continues to hold significant water with marketers and ad agencies, brands would be wise to turn their attention to a key target audience: moms.
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