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

• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• I think those official papers will hold water.
  我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。
• The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
  这一论点站不住脚。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
  这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• 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。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。