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。
• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• 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。
• This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
  这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
• The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• 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。
• That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
  这个论点不能成立。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。