新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

upholdIELTS重点词汇

英 [ʌpˈhəʊld]

[VERB]

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VERB. 动词

upholds , upholding , upheld
1. [T 及物动词] 维护
If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.
双语例句
例：
Our policy has been to uphold the law.
拥护法律是我们一贯的政策。
例：
It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
每个政府都有责任维护某些基本原则。
例：
upholding the artist's right to creative freedom.
维护艺术家自由创造的权利。
2. [T 及物动词] 维持（原判）
If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision.
近义词
back , maintain , support
反义词
reject
双语例句
例：
The State Supreme Court upheld the Superior Court judge's decision.
国家最高法院维持了高级法院法官的判决。
例：
The judges unanimously upheld the appeal.
法官们一致同意维持上诉。

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