動詞 hold water:

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

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(jīng)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。