英语词汇“hold water”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

32. hold water.

a. To stop a boat by holding the blades of the oars flat against the boat's way.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row > slacken speed or stop > stop boat

hold watera1618

a1618 W. Raleigh Disc. Invention Shipping 10 in Judicious & Select Ess. (1650) The Pomerlanders..used a kind of Boate, with the prowe at both ends, so as they need not to wend or hold water.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 30 To row, a spell, hold-water, trim the boate.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms at Nage stribord Pull the starboard-oars, and hold water with the larboard oars!

1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) ii. viii. ii. §1. 648 Holding water is necessary when the boat is to be suddenly stopped.

b. To retain water, not to let water through or out (sense 5): hence, figurative. To be sound, valid, or tenable; to bear a test or examination; to hold good when put to the test.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > action or process of leaking > leak, of liquid [verb (intransitive)] > not let out through a leak

hold watera1400

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > be or remain valid [verb (intransitive)]

standOE

holdc1315

to hold out water1598

to run on all fours1617

hold water1622

to pass for (later as) sterling1641

ring1857

a1400 [see sense 5a]. a1425 [see sense 5a].

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. ii. 13 Vile and broken pittes, that holde no water.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 79 This..will not hold water nor doe vs that good wee thought.

1652 J. French York-shire Spaw ii. 32 Let them produce a more rational account of any other opinion, that will hold water..better than this of mine doth.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iv. xiv. 424 Brothers, said he, ‘the demand of Loggerhead will not hold water.’

1889 G. Allen Tents of Shem III. li. 252 I think these documents will hold water.

单词	hold water
释义	> as lemmas hold water 32. hold water. a. To stop a boat by holding the blades of the oars flat against the boat's way. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row > slacken speed or stop > stop boat hold watera1618 a1618 W. Raleigh Disc. Invention Shipping 10 in Judicious & Select Ess. (1650) The Pomerlanders..used a kind of Boate, with the prowe at both ends, so as they need not to wend or hold water. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 30 To row, a spell, hold-water, trim the boate. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms at Nage stribord Pull the starboard-oars, and hold water with the larboard oars! 1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) ii. viii. ii. §1. 648 Holding water is necessary when the boat is to be suddenly stopped. b. To retain water, not to let water through or out (sense 5): hence, figurative. To be sound, valid, or tenable; to bear a test or examination; to hold good when put to the test. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > action or process of leaking > leak, of liquid [verb (intransitive)] > not let out through a leak hold watera1400 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > be or remain valid [verb (intransitive)] standOE holdc1315 to hold out water1598 to run on all fours1617 hold water1622 to pass for (later as) sterling1641 ring1857 a1400 [see sense 5a]. a1425 [see sense 5a]. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Jer. ii. 13 Vile and broken pittes, that holde no water. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 79 This..will not hold water nor doe vs that good wee thought. 1652 J. French York-shire Spaw ii. 32 Let them produce a more rational account of any other opinion, that will hold water..better than this of mine doth. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iv. xiv. 424 Brothers, said he, ‘the demand of Loggerhead will not hold water.’ 1889 G. Allen Tents of Shem III. li. 252 I think these documents will hold water. extracted from holdv. < as lemmas
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