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
- 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。 - The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
这一论点站不住脚。 - 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。 - 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)。 - 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。 - If it can hold water, it is strong.
如果这个容器能装水,它就是坚固的。 - 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。 - The theory may hold water.
这理论可能行的通。 - 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。