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Uphold 5415.Uphold 英 ʌp'həʊld]美 ʌp'hold 释义 Vt 支撑;鼓励;赞成;举起

正面 5415.uphold
英 [ʌp'həʊld]美 [ʌp'hold]

背面
释义:
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。

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。
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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