uphold
英 [ʌp'həʊld]
美[ʌp'hold]
- vt. 支撑；鼓励；赞成；举起
词态变化
第三人称单数: upholds;过去式: upheld;过去分词: upheld;现在分词: upholding;名词: upholder;
中文词源
uphold 支持，维护
比喻用法。
英英释意
- 1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last;
- "preserve the peace in the family"
- "continue the family tradition"
- "Carry on the old traditions"
- 2. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
- 3. support against an opponent;
- "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
英文词源
- 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.
同义词辨析
back, uphold, support, sustain, advocate
这些动词均有"支持，支援，拥护"之意。
back： 通常指对论点、行动、事业等的强有力支持。
uphold： 既可指积极努力对陷入困境者的支持，也可指给某人在行动、道义或信仰上的支持。
support： 含义广泛，多指在道义上或物质上支持某人，也可指对某项事业的支持。
sustain： 侧重指连续不断的支持。
advocate： 多指通过写文章或发表演说等来支持或拥护，往往暗示提倡某事或为某事辩护。
考试真题
- Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions” that are obvious.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文
实用场景例句
- We have a duty to uphold the law.
- 维护法律是我们的责任。
牛津词典
- to uphold a conviction/an appeal/a complaint
- 维持原判；受理上诉 / 申诉
牛津词典
- an upholder of traditional values
- 支持传统价值观的人
牛津词典
- Our policy has been to uphold the law...
- 拥护法律是我们一贯的方针。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Wise counsels, like those which gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it.
- 明智的参谋如同那些曾为我们创立宪法的前辈,决心坚决支持它.
期刊摘选
- Frankly speaking, I cannot uphold such conduct.
- 坦白地说, 我不能支持这样的行为.
期刊摘选
- When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it a violation of human rights.
- 当我们打击暴乱捍卫法治和秩序时, 你们称之为[侵犯人权].
期刊摘选
- I will not imperil my soul. I will uphold the justice of the Church.
- 我不愿使我的灵魂受到玷污, 我要维护教会法律的公正.
辞典例句
- It can uphold the globe life and improve existence space of human.
- 它发挥着其它林种不可替代的生态保障和支撑作用.
期刊摘选
- The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
- 国际捕鲸委员会投票支持禁止商业捕鲸.
《简明英汉词典》
- We will uphold the wishes of the people.
- 我们要尊重人民的意愿.
期刊摘选
- Second, uphold mutually beneficial cooperation to achieve common prosperity.
- 第二, 坚持互利合作,实现共同繁荣.
期刊摘选
- To infuse of thirsty building materials industry new excitation force is mixed uphold power.
- 给饥渴的建材工业注入新的激发力和伸张力.
期刊摘选
- We will loyally uphold the principles of the United Nations.
- 我们将忠实地维护联合国的原则.
《简明英汉词典》
- We in the Obama Administration will uphold the United States'side of this bargain.
- 奥巴马政府将坚持美国在对话中采取的立场.
期刊摘选
- Therefore, we must confidently keep the socialist road and uphold the Four Cardinal Principles.
- 有些同志至今对党提出坚持四项基本原则仍然抱怀疑态度.
期刊摘选
- We will stand together with all the countries and people that love peace and uphold justice.
- 我们一定要同爱好和平、坚持正义的国家和人民站在一起.
《简明英汉词典》
- It's up to the government to uphold the rights of individual citizens.
- 政府有责任维护各个公民的权利.
《简明英汉词典》
- Identification improve judicial justice system must uphold the principle of impartiality in particular procedure.
- 完善司法鉴定制度必须坚持司法公正尤其是程序公正原则.
期刊摘选
- The appeal court uphold the sentence.
- 上诉法庭维持了判决.
期刊摘选
- Socrates always uphold and defend an objective and absolute and universal truth of the ideal.
- 苏格拉底始终坚持并捍卫一个客观的、绝对的、普遍的真理的理想.
期刊摘选
- Intel Star uphold the sharing of resources and joint development of the business philosophy.
- 英特之星秉承共享资源,共同发展的经营理念.
期刊摘选
- The Confucianists uphold Zhong He as the highest realm of life, which gathers honest and benevolence.
- “中和”精神是儒家推崇的人生境界, 集诚信与仁爱为一体.
期刊摘选
- You should see justice righted ( uphold justice ) for him.
- 你应该为他 伸张 正义.
期刊摘选
- We should have the brand registered to uphold our just rights and interests.
- 我们应该将商标注册以维护我们的正当权益.
期刊摘选
- The Supreme Court is expected to uphold the death sentence.
- 预计最高法院将维持死刑的原判.
《简明英汉词典》