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

• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• His theory about how life on Earth began doesn't hold water.
  他的关于地球上生命起源的理论站不住脚。
• The theory may hold water.
  这理论可能行的通。
• If it can hold water, it is strong.
  如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。
• He has make up his mind to prove that mary's argument doesn't hold water.
  他决心要证明玛丽的论点是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
  这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• His explanation of where he got the money from just doesn't hold water.
  他对这笔钱的来源的解释是站不住脚的。