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
英英释义
verb
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- Her shoes won't hold up
- This theory won't hold water
双语例句
- 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 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。 - If it can hold water, it is strong.
如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。 - 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。 - His account of the robbery won't hold water.
他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。 - 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'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。 - 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。 - If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it.
如果它可以装水，它是强大的，并在它没有孔。