"not hold water" 怎么发音
expression
NAHT HOHLD WAW-ter
NOT HOHLD WAW-tuh
释义
If an argument or explanation does not hold water, it is not logical, reasonable, or cannot be proven as true.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈnɑt/ /ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈwɔtɝ
英式英语
nˈɒt/ /hˈəʊld/ /wˈɔːtɐ
简化发音
美式
NAHT HOHLD WAW-ter
英式
NOT HOHLD WAW-tuh
语境中听
His excuse does not hold water.
This theory does not hold water when you look at the facts.
Her answer does not hold water with the teachers.
You can try to explain, but your story just does not hold water.