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在中文里，当我们形容一种观点或理论“经不起推敲与反驳、存在漏洞”时，常常说这种观点是“站不住脚的”，它与英文俗语“not hold water”意思相近，表示“to not be or not appear to be true, verifiable, or able to be supported by facts”。

例句：

反对者反对这项法案的论点站不住脚。That argument that opponents are making against this bill does not hold water.

警察的理论站不住脚，嫌疑犯有明确的不在场证明。The police's theory will not hold water. The suspect has an ironclad alibi.

Editor: Jade

来源：chinadaily.com.cn