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

• The method can quickly judge the soil's ability to hold water and take – in nutrients.
  这种方法能快速判断出土壤蓄水和吸收养分的能力。
• 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。
• His account of the robbery won't hold water.
  他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。
• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• 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。
• This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
  这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• I think his statement does not hold water.
  我想他的声明是站不住脚的。