1.
"How can you be sure what they say in the papers is true?
“这报上的话，知道它靠得住靠不住的。
2.
Not to be relied on; not dependable or trustworthy.
不可靠的不能依靠的；靠不住的或不可信任的
3.
Their support can't be counted upon.
他们的支持是靠不住的。
4.
Appearances are very often deceptive.
外表往往是靠不住的。
5.
Appearances are often deceptive, ie Things are not always what they seem to is.
外表往往是靠不住的.
6.
A person regarded as sneaky or treacherous.
刁钻者，靠不住的人
7.
a precarious assumption assertion ]
靠不住的假定论断]
8.
a precarious assumption [assertion]
靠不住的假定[论断]
9.
Promise are, like piecrust, made to be broken.
允诺常常是靠不住的。
10.
One market certainty is uncertainty.
一个市场的可靠性是靠不住的。
11.
He was relying upon a broken reed.
他依靠着一个靠不住的人。
12.
the yield of the hunt was far too precarious.
靠猎物来维持生活，是极其靠不住的。
13.
To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp at straws.
不学习而靠记忆来应付考试是靠不住的。
14.
We are not satisfied with his brittle promise.
我们对他所做的靠不住的诺言不满意。
15.
To be candid with you, your nephew is far from trustworthy .
不瞒你说，你的侄儿是靠不住的。
16.
A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility.-Aristotle
可靠的否定往往胜过靠不住的肯定。--亚里士多德
17.
His promise turned out brittle.
他的诺言原来是靠不住的。
18.
His eyes focused on the long-term uncertainties.
他的双眼紧盯着靠不住的未来。