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uphold

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they uphold
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he / she / it upholds
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past simple upheld
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past participle upheld
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-ing form upholding
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  1.  
    uphold something to support something that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist支持，维护（正义等）
    • We have a duty to uphold the law.维护法律是我们的责任。🔊🔊
    • The regime has been criticized for failing to uphold human rights.有人批评该政权未能维护人权。
    • We are determined to uphold the law.我们决心捍卫法律。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • consistently
    • firmly
    • rigorously
    • …
    verb + uphold
    • have a duty to
    • be determined to
    • seek to
    • …
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  2.  
    uphold something (especially of a court of law尤指法庭) to agree that a previous decision was correct or that a request is reasonable维持（原判）；受理（申诉）
    • to uphold a conviction/an appeal/a complaint维持原判；受理上诉／申诉
    Extra Examples
    • Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence.3 名法官一致同意维持该判决。
    • The Press Council refused to uphold the complaint.出版委员会拒绝受理申诉。
    • The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal.上诉法庭维持原判。
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Law and justicec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • consistently
    • firmly
    • rigorously
    • …
    verb + uphold
    • have a duty to
    • be determined to
    • seek to
    • …
    See full entry