uphold

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vt. 支撑, 赞成, 鼓励, 举起, 坚持 [法] 确认, 赞成, 支持

发音

其它 /ˌʌpˈhəʊld/

词形变化

upheld upholden upholdeth upholding upholds 三单 upholds upholding 现在分词 upheld 过去式 upheld 过去分词 upholden 过去式 upholden 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

支撑；鼓励；赞成；举起

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

  2. 2.

    To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling

    Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? Similarly, both the Government and the EU argued at the time the deal was agreed that they were upholding the Good Friday Agreement by implementing the Protocol.

  3. 3.

    To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

continue maintain preserve carry on bear on

上位词 7

keep hold support defend confirm maintain reassert

下位词 10

do manage resume justify sustain persist restart prolong persevere perpetuate

近义相关 6

keep continue proceed goon go along move ahead

词源

From Middle English upholden, equivalent to up- + hold. Compare Dutch ophouden (“to stop, cease, hold up”), German aufhalten (“to stop, halt, detain”). Compare also Middle Low German upholt, Old Norse upphald (“uphold, support”).

来源：wiktionary