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

• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• This argument might hold water if there were any examples of this in reality.
  但是如果现实生活中有任何例子是跳级还很成功的，那麽这可能还站得住脚。
• 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。
• His account of the robbery won't hold water.
  他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
• Clay soils hold water for longer periods while sandy soils hold less water.
  粘土持有较长时间的水，而沙质土壤持水少。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• 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。
• 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。