在他手底下干活的人都非常小心绝不去触怒他。Those in his employ were careful never to enrage him.他的评论严重触怒了众多的单身母亲。His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.她被那人的玩笑触怒了.She was offended at that person's joke....
This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。His account of the robbery won't hold water.他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出.The argument does not hold water.这个论点不能成立....