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）。
• I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
  对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。
• His account of the robbery won't hold water.
  他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
• Your theory does not hold water.
  你的理论经不起考验。
• These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
  这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
• This could hold water, or it could be empty.
  这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
• I think those official papers will hold water.
  我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。
• If it can hold water, it is strong.
  如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。
• 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。