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hold water

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漢語翻譯

能盛水, 站得住腳
【法】 站得住腳, 說得通, 有效的

英文解釋:

動詞 hold water:

  1. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
    同義詞:stand up, hold up

例句:

  1. His opinion doesn't hold water.
    他的說法站不住
  2. Prohibition may be a dispute theory, but none can complain that it do not hold water.
    禁酒法可能是一則有待商榷的理論,但誰也不能埋怨它有漏洞(說不通)。
  3. Miller is a dishonest person.His words can't hold water.
    米勒是個不誠實的人,他的話經不起驗證。
  4. Several of his suggestions about changes in the government simply don't hold water.
    他有關政府改革的意見中有幾條簡直是站不住腳的。

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