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

• 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。
• That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
  这个论点不能成立。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• 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。
• His account of the robbery won't hold water.
  他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。