Definition
- C2
If a reason, argument, or explanation holds water, it is valid, sound, or logical.
（理由、论点或解释）经得起检验，属实
The theory he proposed simply doesn't hold water.
他提出的理论根本站不住脚。
Their explanation just doesn't hold water at all.
他们的解释根本站不住脚。
The excuse he gave didn't really hold water.
他给的借口根本站不住脚。