9.to hold water:意思是站得住脚,禁得起考验或有足够的证据可证明一件事的可靠性。(to have evidence to prove something)(反之,hold no water就是没有足够的证据,站不住脚。)例如:I think his statement does not hold wa-ter(.我想他的声明是站不住脚的。)也就是:There is 9.to hold water: It means to be tenable, stand trial, or have sufficient evidence to prove the reliability of an event. (To have evidence to prove something) (In contrast, there is no sufficient evidence to hold no water.) For example: I think his statement does not hold wa-ter(. I think his statement is untenable. (). That is: There is