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

• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think those official papers will hold water.
  我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。
• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。