hold water

汉语翻译

能盛水, 站得住脚
【法】 站得住脚, 说得通, 有效的

英语解释

动词 hold water:

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.同义词：stand up, hold up

例句

His opinion doesn't hold water.他的说法站不住。Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.禁酒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)。Miller is a dishonest person.His words can't hold water.米勒是个不诚实的人，他的话经不起验证。Several of his suggestions about changes in the government simply don't hold water.他有关政府改革的意见中有几条简直是站不住脚的。