| Title | Uphold |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary up·hold \\(ˌ)əp-ˈhōld\\ transitive verb (up·held \\-ˈheld\\ ; -hold·ing) DATE 13th century
1.a. to give support to b. to support against an opponent 2. a. to keep elevated b. to lift up Synonyms: see support • up·hold·er noun English Etymology uphold early 13c., "support, sustain," from up + hold (v.). Cf. O.Fris. upholda, M.Du. ophouden, Ger. aufhalten. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English uphold ADV. firmly, resolutely, vigorously | unanimously Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence. VERB + UPHOLD have a duty to | be determined to We are determined to uphold the law. | seek to | promise to | vote to The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling. | fail to uphold up·hold / Qp5hEuld; NAmE -5hould / verb(up·held, up·held / -5held / ) ▪ [VN] 1. to support sth that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist 支持,维护(正义等): We have a duty to uphold the law. 维护法律是我们的责任。 2. (especially of a court of law 尤指法庭) to agree that a previous decision was correct or that a request is reasonable 维持,确认(原判、裁决等): to uphold a conviction / an appeal / a complaint 维持原判；受理上诉/申诉 • up·hold·er noun: an upholder of traditional values 支持传统价值观的人 OLT uphold verb ⇨ approve Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged up·hold I. \ˈəˌpōd\ noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) uphald, from Old English ūpheald, from ūp up + heald hold — more at up , hold chiefly Scotland : support , stay II. \|əp|hōld, (ˌ)əˈpō- sometimes _əpˈhō-\ transitive verb (up·held \|əp|held, (ˌ)əˈpe- sometimes _əpˈhe-\ ; upheld ; upholding ; upholds) Etymology: Middle English uphalden, upholden, from up + halden, holden to hold — more at hold 1. a. : to give support to (as by help or action) : sustain , maintain < tried to uphold the morale of the occupied capital — F.L.Paxson > < the patrol went on … after the earthquake, thus upholding the finest traditions of this force — Francis Kingdon-Ward > b. (1) : to support against an opponent : defend < enough to uphold … the air generals against a strong and well-seated opposition — J.G.Cozzens > (2) dialect Britain : affirm , warrant , guarantee < will uphold that you are the coolest hand that I ever came nigh — George Borrow > (3) : to adjudge constitutional or legally valid < his language toward a witness was censured by the court of appeals but his decision upheld — Current Biography > c. chiefly Britain : to keep in good repair : keep on the same level 2. a. : to give physical support to : keep elevated < slender Corinthian columns uphold the hipped roof — American Guide Series: Louisiana > b. : to lift up : raise < upheld their clenched hands — F.W.Farrar > |
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