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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• 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。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• I think those official papers will hold water.
  我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。
• 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。
• The theory may hold water.
  这理论可能行的通。