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
英英释义
verb
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- Her shoes won't hold up
- This theory won't hold water
双语例句
- 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。 - Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.
法可能是一则有待商榷的理论，但谁也不能埋怨它有漏洞（说不通）。 - 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。 - 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。 - The theory may hold water.
这理论可能行的通。 - I think those official papers will hold water.
我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。 - 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。 - This theory also fails to hold water.
这种理论也站不住脚。 - I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。