This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.

这种论点在欧洲根本就说不通。

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As the nets cannot hold water.

如同网无法握住水一样。

youdao

These viewpoints such as "the end of history", "the end of nation-state", "the end of sovereignty", "super-nationalism" cannot hold water.

“历史终结论”、“民族国家终结论”、“主权终结论”、“超国家主义”等观点是站不住脚的。

youdao

If it does not hold water, then it is weak and cannot be proved.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

How credible is the IPCC?. The old 2000 scientists cannot be wrong argument also does not hold water(it is actually 2500).

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