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。 - He has make up his mind to prove that mary's argument doesn't hold water.
他决心要证明玛丽的论点是站不住脚的。 - 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。 - What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
他在文章中所说的站不住脚。 - The theory may hold water.
这理论可能行的通。 - 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。 - These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
这些罪名是捏造的,是站不住脚的。 - The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
这一论点站不住脚。 - His account of the robbery won't hold water.
他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。 - 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。