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

• If it can hold water, it is strong.
  如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。
• 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。
• His account of the robbery won't hold water.
  他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
• 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。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• 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。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• 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。