| 单词 | hold water |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔LOGICAL〕His account of events simply doesn't hold water. 他对事件的描述根本站不住脚。朗文写作活用〔barrier〕A dam is a barrier holding water back.坝是拦水屏障。英汉大词典〔cistern〕A receptacle for holding water or other liquid, especially a tank for catching and storing rainwater.蓄水池：容纳水或其它液体的一种容器，特指汇集和贮存雨水的水箱美国传统〔cracked〕The vase is cracked but it can still hold water.这个花瓶裂了，但还能装水。韦氏高阶〔finger bowl〕A small bowl that holds water for rinsing the fingers at the table.洗手碗：一个放在餐桌上供人洗手指的盛水小碗美国传统〔hold water〕Her alibi just didn't hold water.她的不在场证据根本站不住脚。剑桥高阶〔hold〕Your theory does not hold water. The witnesses' conflicting stories held no water.你的理论经不起考验。证人互相矛盾的证词站不住脚美国传统〔principle〕Some people hold water to be the first principle of all things.有些人认为水是万物之本。英汉大词典〔tank〕A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation.贮水池：通常是人工做成的水池、水塘、水库或水箱，尤指用来盛放饮用水或灌溉水的美国传统〔trough〕A long, narrow, generally shallow receptacle for holding water or feed for animals.食槽：盛放水或动物食物的长、窄且浅的容器美国传统〔water〕Melodrama can't hold water on the street.情节剧在大街上演行不通。英汉大词典〔water〕The alibi did not hold water.这种托词站不住脚。外研社新世纪〔water〕The theory may hold water.这理论可能行得通。 英汉大词典〔water〕This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。柯林斯高阶The villagers use gourds for holding water.村民们用葫芦盛水。剑桥国际 |
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