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单词 uphold
释义
uphold
verb[T]
uk
/ʌpˈhəʊld/us
/ʌpˈhoʊld/
upheld|upheld
C2
todefendorkeepaprincipleorlaw, or to say that adecisionthat has already been made,especiallyalegalone, iscorrect:
支持，维护，赞成（尤指法律上的决议）
As apoliceofficeryou areexpectedto uphold thelawwhether youagreewith it or not.作为警察，不管你赞成与否都应该维护法律。
Judge Davis upheld thecountycourt'sdecision.戴维斯法官维持了郡法院的判决。
More examples
  • Thegovernmenthaspromisedto uphold theprinciplesofdemocracy.
  • We willendeavourto uphold the higheducationalstandardswhich havebecomeassociatedwith thisinstitution.
  • Thefreedomof thepressmust be upheld.
  • Acommittedsocialist, he upheld therightsof thevoicelessand theunderprivileged.
  • Thecourtis said to be upholdingitsdecision.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Backing, supporting & defending
  • adopt
  • advocacy
  • affirmation
  • allyyourselfto/withsomeone
  • argumentation
  • backbone
  • badge
  • bailout
  • champion
  • keep the flag flyingidiom
  • recommended
  • red carpet
  • reinforce
  • right behindsomeoneidiom
  • roll out the red carpetidiom
  • root
  • root forsomeone
  • stick
  • stick together
  • sympathetic
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upholder
(Definition ofupholdfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

uphold| American Dictionary

uphold
verb[T]
us
/ˈʌpˈhoʊld/
past tense and past participleupheldus/ʌpˈheld/
todefendormaintainaprincipleorlaw, or tostatethat adecisionthat has already been made,esp. alegalone, iscorrect:
TheSupremeCourtupheld California’stermlimitmeasure.
(Definition ofupholdfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

uphold| Business English

uphold
verb[T]
LAW
uk
/ʌpˈhəʊld/us
upheld|upheld
tostatethat adecisionwhich has already been made,especiallyalegalone, iscorrect:
uphold a decision/ruling/appealThecourtis said to be upholdingitsdecision.
tokeepordefendaprincipleorlaw:
When he tookofficehesworetouphold thelawsof theland.
Thedecisionby thecourtupholds therightofruralAlaskans tosubsistencehuntandfishon mostwatersinAlaska.

upholder

noun[C]uk/ʌpˈhəʊldər/us/-ˈhoʊldɚ/
Our country'sreputationas an upholder ofstandardsoffreedomanddecencyis beingquestioned.
(Definition ofupholdfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuphold

uphold
To suggest otherwise is toupholda doctrine that supports significant violations of patients' rights.
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Dramatically increasing repression in this way reflected the monarchy's determination to have provincial elitesupholdroyal authority.
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Timing may vary dramatically between performers or stylistic schools, depending on the aesthetics upheld by the guru.
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To be modern is to adopt reason and progress and toupholdthe belief that epistemological certainty is attainable.
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Such clarity in upholding accepted boundaries suggests an appreciation, if not an interaction, with the natural world that sits stoically within the prevailing utilitarian tradition.
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They got their share of the proceedings in the process but in effect actively upheld an unequal political and economic system.
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The state court had upheld the livestock classification on the grounds that it was well-known that sheep, unlike cattle, damaged pasture land.
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The public good was easy toupholdwhen you counted yourself as one of the best and first.
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When they do, it is most often toupholdand defend the canons of medical ethics.
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This creates a duty to train professionals who understand andupholdthe duty to regulate their colleagues internally.
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When it could not, the existence of property that was the subject of the suit was invoked toupholdthe claims of temple dancing girls.
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In many cases, the commitment to upholding the value of equal membership may be invoked to explain the diversity of need-oriented distributive arrangements.
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I take it that upholding equal membership in communal provision requires the formation of distributive practices in different institutional sub-domains.
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The disparity produces cognitive dissonance, particularly among younger adults who are the most likely toupholdthe ideal notions of elder care.
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Negative thoughts related to past deeds, such as disappointing a loved one or failing toupholda responsibility, are relatively common.
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