| 正面 | 5415.uphold 英 [ʌp'həʊld]美 [ʌp'hold] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. dry => drought.2. 类似:high => height, may => might.3. Drought: 照他。炽热的阳光照在大地上----干旱,干旱时期。vt. 支撑;鼓励;赞成;举起 例句: 1. I think marriage is used to uphold patriarchal control.我觉得婚姻是用来维系父权统治的。 uphold 支持,维护比喻用法。 uphold (v.)c. 1200, "support, sustain," from up (adv.) + hold (v.). Similar formation in Old Frisian upholda, Middle Dutch ophouden, German aufhalten. Meaning "maintain in good condition or repair" is from 1570s. Related: Upheld; upholding." |
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