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Uphold Verb 英[ʌpˈhəʊld 美[ʌpˈhoʊld Vt.支持;维持;赞成;支撑 拥护;支持;维护 Law Principle

单词 uphold
音标
英[ʌpˈhəʊld] 美[ʌpˈhoʊld]
解释
vt.支持;维持;赞成;支撑;
例句

VERB
拥护;支持;维护
If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.
例:Our policy has been to uphold the law...拥护法律是我们一贯的方针。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例: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。
变形
noun:upholder~third:upholds~done:upheld~ing:upholding~past:upheld~

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