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

• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• 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。
• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think his statement does not hold water.
  我想他的声明是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• 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。