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

• I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
  对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。
• 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。
• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.
  法可能是一则有待商榷的理论，但谁也不能埋怨它有漏洞（说不通）。
• 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。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• If it can hold water, it is strong.
  如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。
• I think those official papers will hold water.
  我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
  这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。