"not hold water" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 站不住脚
• 说不通

Definition

如果一个论点或解释站不住脚，就是不合理、不符合逻辑或无法被证实为真的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于比较正式的习惯表达，常用来批评理由或借口不成立。只用于抽象的观点或解释，不适用于实际盛水等物理情况。

Examples

His excuse does not hold water.

他的借口**站不住脚**。

This theory does not hold water when you look at the facts.

看看事实，这个理论**站不住脚**。

Her answer does not hold water with the teachers.

她的回答在老师那儿**站不住脚**。

You can try to explain, but your story just does not hold water.

你可以试着解释，但你的故事**说不通**。

Most of their arguments do not hold water in court.

他们的大多数论点在法庭上**站不住脚**。

The rumor going around does not hold water at all.

正在传的那个谣言根本**站不住脚**。