hold water

1. This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
   这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。
2. His account of the robbery won't hold water.
   他对抢劫案经过的陈述漏洞百出。
3. That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
   这个论点不能成立。
4. The argument doesn't hold water ( or hold up).
   这一论点站不住脚。
5. This theory also fails to hold water.
   这种理论也站不住脚。
6. 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。
7. Your excuse simply doesn't hold water.
   你那借口根本站不住脚嘛。
8. 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。
9. The theory may hold water.
   这理论可能行的通。
10. These charges are trumped up and cannot hold water.
    这些罪名是捏造的，是站不住脚的。
11. I think his statement does not hold water.
    我想他的声明是站不住脚的。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. His explanation of where he got the money from just doesn't hold water.
    他对这笔钱的来源的解释是站不住脚的。
15. 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）。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. What he said in his papers cannot hold water.
    他在文章中所说的站不住脚。
19. This could hold water, or it could be empty.
    这可以保持水的，也可能是空的。
20. 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。
21. If it can hold water, it is strong.
    如果这个容器能装水，它就是坚固的。
22. 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。
23. Some people say*, but it does not hold water.
    有些人说，但这是站不住脚的。
24. 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。
25. Your theory does not hold water.
    你的理论经不起考验。
26. 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。
27. Your overseas work experience does not hold water in the domestic market.
    你在海外的工作经验在国内市场是不管用的。
28. I think those official papers will hold water.
    我认为这些正式文件是站得住脚的。
29. 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。
30. I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water.
    对不起，你说的并不能说明问题。

verb

1. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
   1. Her shoes won't hold up
   2. This theory won't hold water

   Synonym:    stand uphold up