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

• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• If it can hold water, it is strong.
  如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。