He made suggested quite a few ideas about the managing of the company, but none of them held water.

他就公司的管理问题提了好几个建议，但没一个管用。

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It is held there by the force of surface tension without which water would drain instantly from any wet surface, leaving it totally dry.

它是由表面张力的力量保持的，没有它，水会立即从任何潮湿的表面流失，使它完全干燥。

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She held her breath for three minutes under the water.

她在水下屏息了3分钟。

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Containers that held the water were filling up too fast.

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The scientific and medical arguments against their replacement never held water.

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However, in the near term, his beliefs have held water.

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The end of the year was in stark contrast to the beginning of 2012 when politicians, farmers and water industry officials held a "water summit" to look at supply concerns.

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