hold water

英 [həʊld ˈwɔːtə(r)]

美 [hoʊld ˈwɔːtər]

(论点或理论)符合逻辑，站得住脚，经得起考验

法律

英英释义

verb

• resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  1. Her shoes won't hold up
  2. This theory won't hold water
  Synonym:stand uphold up

双语例句

• None of his arguments seemed to me to hold water.
  在我看来，他的观点没有一个是站的住脚的。
• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• The method can quickly judge the soil's ability to hold water and take – in nutrients.
  这种方法能快速判断出土壤蓄水和吸收养分的能力。
• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• If your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes.
  如果这个论点能够holdwater，它就是没有任何漏洞的，可靠而有说服力的。
• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it.
  如果它可以装水，它是强大的，并在它没有孔。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• None of your arguments seemed to me to hold water.
  照我看来，你那些论点没有一个能站得住脚。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。