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

• 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 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。
• What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
  他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
• 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。
• If your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes.
  如果这个论点能够holdwater，它就是没有任何漏洞的，可靠而有说服力的。
• Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
  你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think those official papers will hold water.
  我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。
• The capacity of air to hold water vapor depends on its temperature and pressure.
  空气保持水蒸气的能力取决于温度和压力。