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
- Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。 - 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。 - 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 could hold water, or it could be empty.
这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。 - This theory also fails to hold water.
这种理论也站不住脚。 - 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。 - The theory may hold water.
这理论可能行的通。 - 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。 - I think those official papers will hold water.
我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。 - 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。