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 argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• The capacity of air to hold water vapor depends on its temperature and pressure.
  空气保持水蒸气的能力取决于温度和压力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• 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。