hold water . prove true；stand testing； bear examination证明是正确的；经得起 考验；站得住脚
None of his arguments seemed to me to hold water．我觉得他的论点一条也站不住脚。
It sounds a good idea but only when we try it out can we see if it holds water.这个主意听上去不 错，不过，只有通过实践才能知道 它是否是正确的。
His argument can hold water all right．他的论点很有道理。
hold with . be in agreement with； approve of同意；赞成
I don't hold with his pessimistic views．我不同意他的悲观看法。
I hold with you that young people should dare to think，dare to speak and dare to act．我同意你的看法， 年轻人应该敢想、敢说、敢干。
We do not hold with heavy drinking and wild parties．我们不赞成 酗酒和放荡的聚会。
hold with . tolerate； forgive容忍；原谅
I won't hold with such lawless acts． 我不能原谅这种目无法纪的行 为。
He is so insupportable that even his wife can't hold with him．他实在 不能让人容忍，连他的妻子都不 能原谅他。
hold one's temper . keep one's temper . make oneself quiet and peaceful；not become angry平静；不生气； 不激动
The meeting would have gone smoothly if the director had kept his temper．要是主任不激动的话， 那个会议本来是会开得顺利的。
hope for . expect and desire 希望
The men have been hoping for a rise.工人们一直希望增加工资。
In this we hope for your help．在 这件事上，我们希望得到你的帮 助。
Let's hope for the best and prepare for the worst．让我们作最好的打 算，作最坏的准备。
hot air . exaggerated talk； unproven idea 夸张的谈话；吹牛；胡说八道
He thinks and talks as if he knows everything，but he really doesn't；he's full of hot air．他思考问题和 谈话就好象他什么都知道一样， 其实不然，他全是胡说。
No one likes a person who thinks very highly of his own opinions but is really full of hot air.把自己的 意见看得十分高明而其实是在吹 牛的人，谁都不喜欢。
John's speech was just a lot of hot air because he didn't really know what he was talking about．约翰的 演讲简直是吹牛，因为他根本就 不知道他在讲些什么。
hunt down . look for；pursue and find搜寻； 追捕
The police were hunting down an escaped prisoner．警察正在追捕一 个逃犯。
The offender was finally hunted down．那个犯人终于被捕获归 案。
hunt down . search for something until one finds it 寻找直到发现为止
Professor Jones hunted down the written manuscript in the Library of Congress．琼斯教授在国会图 书馆找到了那份手稿。
hunt for . chase and try to obtain追踪；追 猎
He's on holiday in Africa， hunting for animals．他在非洲度假，捕猎 动物。
hunt for . search for搜求；寻找
I hunted for my lost pen．我到处 寻找我丢失的笔。
They hunted high and low for the missing will．他们到处寻找那份 失踪的遗嘱。
hunt up . search for（． hidden or difficult to find）寻找；搜寻
The doctor is hunting up the names of several Chinese herbs in the botanical dictionary．这位医生正 在植物学词典里查找几种中草药 的学名。
She is hunting up references for his writing．她正在寻找写作的参考 资料。
Where did you hunt all those details．up? 你是在哪儿查明所有那 些细节的?
hurry on with . make haste with匆忙处理
As time was limited，the teacher hurried on with the lecture.由于时 间有限，老师匆忙地把课讲完了。
hurry up . move or do something faster赶快；快点
Production can be hurried up but we'll lose quality．生产可以赶上去，但是质量却会下降。
He hurried up his meal to catch the train．他匆忙吃完饭去赶火车。
hush up . keep from getting out；prevent from knowing about秘而不宣；隐藏
They did their best to hush the whole thing up．他们尽力隐瞒整个事情。
He tried to hush up the scandal，but news soon leaked out．他们设法隐瞒这件丑闻，但是消息很快就走露了。
It is impossible for them to hush up the news，which has already spread all over the city．他们想封锁那则消息是不可能的，已经传得满城风雨了。
in other words . saying it in another way；expressing the above mentioned idea in another form换言之
In other words， much thinking yields wisdom．换句话说，多想出智慧。
He has been working too much，and is not at all well．In other words， he needs a good rest．他一直很劳累，身体很不好。换句话说，他需要彻底的休息。
He became， in other words，a great hero．换句话说，他变成了一个了不起的英雄。
idle about. idle around . move about in a lazy way懒散；到 处闲逛
He could not bear to see those idling about．他看不惯那些懒懒散散的 人。
His father asked him to stop idling about and do something useful．他 爸爸要他别再闲逛，而要做些有 益的事情。
idle away . waste浪费（掉）；荒废
He idled away his entire vacation． 整个假期他都虚度了。
You should not idle away your time，but should make every minute count．你不该白白浪费时间，而应 该把分分秒秒都利用起来。
He has been idling his time away on the beach，lying around and doing nothing.他一直躺在海边，无 所事事，白白浪费时间。