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

• 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。
• 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。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think his statement does not hold water.
  我想他的声明是站不住脚的。
• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• 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。
• If it can hold water, it is strong.
  如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。