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
- His account of the robbery won't hold water.
他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。 - Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - This could hold water, or it could be empty.
这可以保持水的,也可能是空的。 - If it can hold water, it is strong.
如果这个容器能装水,它就是坚固的。 - I think those official papers will hold water.
我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。