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

• The method can quickly judge the soil's ability to hold water and take – in nutrients.
  这种方法能快速判断出土壤蓄水和吸收养分的能力。
• 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。
• This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
  这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。
• The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• 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。
• 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 theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。