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
- 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。