"拿不住"在英语中可以翻译为"can't hold on to"或"can't hold on". 这个短语的来源可能源于人们手握物品时的动作。

例句：

我拿不住这个杯子，它太滑了。(I can't hold on to this cup, it's too slippery.)

他拿不住那个机会，最后把它拱手让人。(He couldn't hold on to that opportunity and ended up giving it away.)