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Meaning of 水泄不通

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水 shuǐ 泄 xiè 不 bù 通 tōng (Trad.: 水洩不通)
lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
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Antonyms: 川流不息
Example Sentences
1
我觉得假若很多人都这样
,
路上非挤得水泄不通不可
。
I should think it would make the roads awfully crowded if many people did that.
2
但是
,
奥巴马是否会用武力稳定伊朗的核武器装备呢
?
将其围得水泄不通
?
But will he use it to stabilize Pakistan's nuclear arsenal should it come under siege?
3
参加招聘会的应聘者长队把一个街区的三面围了个水泄不通
。
The line to get into the job fair stretched around three sides of one block.
4
消防队员
,
记者和成群的普通底特律市民都聚在水泄不通的礼堂里
。
Firemen, reporters and throngs of ordinary Detroiters jammed into the seats.
5
在首都黎波里
,
居民们把武器抛向空中
,
按汽车喇叭
,
把街道围的水泄不通
。
In Tripoli, the capital, residents fired weapons into the air and blasted their car horns, crowding the streets.