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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• 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。