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

• 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。
• I think his statement does not hold water.
  我想他的声明是站不住脚的。
• This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
  这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
• The theory may hold water.
  这理论可能行的通。
• This theory also fails to hold water.
  这种理论也站不住脚。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• His explanation of where he got the money from just doesn't hold water.
  他对这笔钱的来源的解释是站不住脚的。
• 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。