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。
• That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
  这个论点不能成立。
• 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。
• The theory may hold water.
  这理论可能行的通。
• Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
  有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• 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 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。
• 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）。
• 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。