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
英英释义
verb
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- Her shoes won't hold up
- This theory won't hold water
双语例句
- But I do not think that this view can hold water.
但我并不认为这一观点能站得住脚。 - Your theory does not hold water.
你的理论经不起考验。 - The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
这一论点站不住脚。 - This could hold water, or it could be empty.
这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Your overseas work experience does not hold water in the domestic market.
你在海外的工作经验在国内市场是不管用的。 - I think those official papers will hold water.
我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。 - Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。