hold water 的定义
- To seem logical and consistent: “At first I was persuaded by the politician's speech, but upon reflection, I decided her arguments didn't hold water.”
hold water 近义词
等同于 cohere
等同于 wash
hold water 的近义词 10 个
hold water 的反义词 1 个
等同于 hold your horses
hold water 的近义词 4 个
等同于 prove out
更多hold water例句
- Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.
- When cities started adding chlorine to their water supplies, in the early 1900s, it set off public outcry.
- Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
- Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.
- In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.
- Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
- He was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.
- Urbanity ushers in water that needs no apology, and gives a zest to the worst vintage.
- The two women had no intention of bathing; they had just strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the water.
- Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.