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 account of the robbery won't hold water.
  他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
• 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。
• The theory may hold water.
  这理论可能行的通。
• I think his statement does not hold water.
  我想他的声明是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• But I do not think that this view can hold water.
  但我并不认为这一观点能站得住脚。
• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• If it can hold water, it is strong.
  如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。
• The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• 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。