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。
• 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。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• 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。
• 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）。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• 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。
• I think his statement does not hold water.
  我想他的声明是站不住脚的。
• The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。