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uphold v.支持；维护；维持；举起 (1) 八根柱子支撑着这个大圆顶。(2) 总统宣誓维护宪法。(3) 他表示愿意维护正义。(4) 法官维持初级法院的判决。(5) 我们希望新闻媒体能维持高标准的新闻。 If you reverse the two parts of this word, you get hold up. And that's exactly what upholding is: holding up or supporting an idea or practice. You might uphold your dog's innocence, even though it's pretty obvious he dug up the neighbor's flower bed. When America fought for independence, we upheld the idea of fair representation. When you uphold something, you're taking a stand for it.

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英 [ʌp'həʊld] 美 [ʌp'hoʊld] (1) Eight columns uphold the big dome.(2) The President swore to uphold the constitution.(3) He proffered to uphold justice.(4) The judge upheld the lower court's decision.(5) We expect news media to uphold high journalistic standards. When you uphold something, you stick up for or support it. Police officers are paid to uphold the law, and crazy Elvis fans uphold their belief that he's still alive out there somewhere. 1[VERB 动词]拥护；支持；维护 If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.   [V n]Our policy has been to uphold the law...拥护法律是我们一贯的方针。It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.各政府均有责任拥护某些基本原则。...upholding the artist's right to creative freedom.维护艺术家的创作自由2[VERB 动词]维持，坚持（原判） If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision.   [V n]The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision.然而，最高法院维持了地方法院的判决。

英语单词	uphold
英美音标	英 [ʌp'həʊld] 美 [ʌp'hoʊld]
中文释义	v.支持；维护；维持；举起
英语例句	(1) Eight columns uphold the big dome. (2) The President swore to uphold the constitution. (3) He proffered to uphold justice. (4) The judge upheld the lower court's decision. (5) We expect news media to uphold high journalistic standards.
中文例句	(1) 八根柱子支撑着这个大圆顶。 (2) 总统宣誓维护宪法。 (3) 他表示愿意维护正义。 (4) 法官维持初级法院的判决。 (5) 我们希望新闻媒体能维持高标准的新闻。
vocabulary简明	When you uphold something, you stick up for or support it. Police officers are paid to uphold the law, and crazy Elvis fans uphold their belief that he's still alive out there somewhere.
vocabulary扩展	If you reverse the two parts of this word, you get hold up. And that's exactly what upholding is: holding up or supporting an idea or practice. You might uphold your dog's innocence, even though it's pretty obvious he dug up the neighbor's flower bed. When America fought for independence, we upheld the idea of fair representation. When you uphold something, you're taking a stand for it.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]拥护；支持；维护 If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it. [V n] Our policy has been to uphold the law... 拥护法律是我们一贯的方针。 It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles. 各政府均有责任拥护某些基本原则。 ...upholding the artist's right to creative freedom. 维护艺术家的创作自由 2 [VERB 动词]维持，坚持（原判） If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision. [V n] The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision. 然而，最高法院维持了地方法院的判决。

Uphold Upheld Decision Support Law Idea Verb 动词