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水泄不通shuǐ xiè bù tōngbe packed as close as herrings;(/sardines); be so tight that even a drop of water cannot leak out (/trickle through); overcrowded; there is no getting through; watertight
❍ 近闻诸葛亮杀败夏侯楙，困于南安，～，安得有人自重围之中而出？ (《三国演义》798) I hear Zhuge Liang has defeated Xiahou,who is now in Nan’an most closely besieged. How then can this messenger have gone out?/当时李天王传了令，着众天兵扎了营，把那花果山围得～，……(《西游记》66) Prince Li gave orders that all should encamp around the mountain Fruit Garden,and let no water go into it./……将县衙门围的～，口口声声只要揪出张静斋来打死。(《儒林外史》62) They besieged the yamen gate so closely that not a drop of water could have trickled through,and threatened to drag Mr Zhang out and beat him to death.
❍ 哎呀！ 街上的谣言很大，乡下来几千条米谷的扁担，挤在全义生，～。(李六如《六十年的变迁》Ⅰ—64)“Alas! There are wild rumours on the street! It is said that thousands of peasants with carrying-poles in their hands have crowded into town from the countryside and have surrounded the building of Quan Yi Sheng on all sides! ” 水泄不通not even a drop of water could trickle through—very crowded;packed with people; be watertight 水泄不通shuǐ xiè bù tōnɡ泄：排放。形容非常拥挤或包围得十分严密，如同水都放不出来一样。be watertight, with no elbow room, choch-a-block |