| 单词 | uphold |
| 释义 | uphold (once / 563 pages) v When you uphold something, you stick up for or support it. Police officers are paid to uphold the law, and crazy Elvis fans uphold their belief that he's still alive out there somewhere. If you reverse the two parts of this word, you get hold up. And that's exactly what upholding is: holding up or supporting an idea or practice. You might uphold your dog's innocence, even though it's pretty obvious he dug up the neighbor's flower bed. When America fought for independence, we upheld the idea of fair representation. When you uphold something, you're taking a stand for it. WORD FAMILYuphold: upheld, upholder, upholding, upholds+/upholder: upholders USAGE EXAMPLESPromoting diversity and upholding basic rights aren’t the same thing. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) A flag was thrown immediately, and the call was upheld on review. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Park was impeached by parliament early last year, a decision that must be upheld or rejected by the Constitutional Court. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1v stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals Hyper defend, fend for, support argue or speak in defense of 2v support against an opponent The appellate court upheld the verdict Syn|Hypo|Hyper maintain justify, vindicate show to be right by providing justification or proof excuse, explainserve as a reason or cause or justification of legitimateshow or affirm to be just and legitimate confirm, reassert strengthen or make more firm 3v keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper bear on, carry on, continue, preserve continue, go forward, proceed move ahead; travel onward in time or space continue, go along, go on, keep, proceedcontinue a certain state, condition, or activity cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop put an end to a state or an activity re-start, restart, resume take up or begin anew hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persistbe persistent, refuse to stop perpetuatecause to continue or prevail keep up, prolong, sustainlengthen or extend in duration or space mummifypreserve while making lifeless obstinatepersist stubbornly ask for it, ask for troublepersist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble plug, plug awaypersist in working hard follow, stick to, stick withkeep to continue, keep, keep on, retainallow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature eternizecause to continue indefinitely hold, keep, maintain keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean" |
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