the u. s. bombing excuse did not hold water with china.
美国轰炸理由不足取信中国。
your overseas work experience does not hold water in the domestic market.
你在海外的工作经验在国内市场是不管用的。
soon, research revealed that this 「single stone row」 theory did not hold water ; it seemed that there were mainly three stone rows, each containing approximately 1,000 stones.
然而,研究很快证明,这个「单排石阵」的说法站不住脚,石阵起初似乎主要有三排,每排由大约一千块石头组成。
for the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time.
为了更好地生长,萝卜应该种植在不会长久持水的砂质土壤中。
for most westerners, black symbolizes evil and inferiority while white represents good and superiority, but this does not hold water for melville.
对大部分西方人而言,黑色象征恶与卑劣,白色代表善与优越,但对梅氏来说则不然。
「be happy forever」, is a hope not only so slim that it could never come true, but also so ridiculous that it does not hold water at all.
「永远快乐」这句话,不但渺茫得不能实现,并且荒谬得不能成立。
the conclusions of the report, therefore, are utterly absurd and do not hold water . moreover, it even acts contrary to the general knowledge of basic science and technology in many aspects.
因此,报告的结论是十分荒谬的,是站不住脚的,甚至在许多方面违反了基本的科技常识。
for the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time. the soil also should have no rocks.
为了达到最佳的种植结果,胡萝卜应该生长在沙质土壤中,且长期不能含水,土壤中也不能有巖石。
to talk about citizens' rights and duties out of reality in an abstract and absolute way does not hold water either in china or in any other country.
脱离实际,抽象地、绝地来谈论公民权利和义务,不仅在中国站不脚,在任何国家都是站不脚的。
most of the arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not hold water .
我们的对手提出的大部分辩解都站不住脚。
your oversea working experience does not hold water in the domestic market.
你在海外的工作经验在国内市场是不管用的。
「be happy forever」, is a hope not only so uncertain that it could never come true, but also so ridiculous that it does not hold water at all.
「永远快乐」这句话,不但渺茫得不能实现,并且荒谬得不能成立。
however, such an argument does not hold water in theory and are harmful in practice.
这种观点理论上是站不住脚的,实践上是有害的。