to hold water

常见例句

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。

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.

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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