water ·phrase (IDIOM)
Definition: If you say that an argument doesn't hold water, you mean that it can't possibly be true. Level: C2
人格天生固定不变的理论根本站不住脚。
The theory that personality is fixed at birth simply doesn't ___hold ___water.
恐怕那个解释根本站不住脚。
I'm afraid that explanation simply does ___not ___hold ___water.
他的理论站不住脚——根本没有任何证据支持。
His theory does ___not ___hold ___water — there's simply no evidence to back it up.
你错过会议的借口站不住脚。
Your excuse for missing the meeting just ___doesn't ___hold ___water.
许多阴谋论很有趣，但经不起推敲。
Many conspiracy theories are entertaining but don't ___hold ___water under scrutiny.
被告的故事在法庭上站不住脚。
The defendant's story ___didn't ___hold ___water in court.
嫌疑人的不在场证明根本站不住脚——有三名目击者在别处看到了他。
The suspect's alibi does ___not ___hold ___water — three witnesses saw him elsewhere.
他关于错过会议的那些花哨借口根本站不住脚。
His elaborate excuse for missing the meeting ___doesn't ___hold ___water.
当照片显示工地在晴朗的日子里空无一人时，他关于项目因恶劣天气延误的说法便站不住脚了。
His claim that the project had been delayed by severe weather did ___not ___hold ___water when photographs showed the site sitting empty on a perfectly clear day.