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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

  • 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)。
  • What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
    他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
  • 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 account of the robbery won't hold water.
    他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
    这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
  • 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。
  • 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。