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

• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• I think his statement does not hold water.
  我想他的声明是站不住脚的。
• The capacity of air to hold water vapor depends on its temperature and pressure.
  空气保持水蒸气的能力取决于温度和压力。
• 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。
• I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
  对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。
• This argument might hold water if there were any examples of this in reality.
  但是如果现实生活中有任何例子是跳级还很成功的，那麽这可能还站得住脚。
• 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。
• 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 argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。