Now, as it turns out, that appearance is deceptive.

事实证明，这种说法不住脚。

If evidence is flimsy, it's weak and unconvincing.

如果证据不住脚，那它就是薄弱的，不能令信服。

But even this more nuanced approach doesn't seem to hold water.

即使这些细微的推进也似乎不住脚。

But that may no longer be true.

但这种理论可能再也不住脚。

I mean, this is becoming completely untenable.

这已变得不住脚。

The theory also fails on its own terms.

贪婪膨胀理论本身也不住脚。

Those allegations, which many thought far-fetched at the time, have now been formally confirmed.

这些在当时看来不住脚的指控如今已被官方证实。

It'll never hold up in court.

在法庭上不住脚。

These excuses all hold up in court.

这些借口在法庭上可不住脚。

This is really where that whole pipe analogy falls apart.

说到这里水管比喻就不住脚。

To see which of these ideas are borne out. And which don't hold water.

看看哪种观点最后得到证实，哪种观点不住脚。

Modern genetic research has largely discredited these ideas.

现代基因研究已让这些想法不住脚。

Your logic is as wobbly as the dining room chairs she can't afford to replace.

你这逻辑和她换不起的椅子一样不住脚。

Please note — these excuses do not hold up in court.

请注意——这些借口在法庭上不住脚。

Her alibi left something to be desired, as well, no?

她的不在场证明也不住脚，不是吗？

Perhaps it won't surprise you that I don't find this second argument persuasive either.

可能你们不会意外听到我说第二个观点同样不住脚。

“That argument no longer holds water.”

“这一借口现在再也不住脚。”

Oh, in that case, he doesn't have a leg to stand on!

哦，在那种情况下，司机说的话就不住脚。

Republicans have to be very careful not to be seen as defending the indefensible.

共和党必须非常小心，以免被视为在捍卫不住脚的事情。

So, unlike those containers, this hypothesis just didn't hold water.

所以，与那些容器不同的是，这个假说是不住脚的。