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

• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• The theory may hold water.
  这理论可能行的通。
• 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。
• 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。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• 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。
• I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
  对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。