uphold
英 [?p'h??ld]
美[?p'hold]
- vt. 支撐；鼓勵；贊成；舉起
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?upholds;過去式:?upheld;過去分詞:?upheld;現(xiàn)在分詞:?upholding;名詞:?upholder;
中文詞源
uphold 支持，維護
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I think marriage is used to uphold patriarchal control.
- 我覺得婚姻是用來維系父權統(tǒng)治的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We have a duty to uphold the law.
- 維護法律是我們的責任。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
- 國際捕鯨委員會投票支持禁止商業(yè)捕鯨.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We will loyally uphold the principles of the United Nations.
- 我們將忠實地維護聯(lián)合國的原則.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It's up to the government to uphold the rights of individual citizens.
- 政府有責任維護各個公民的權利.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》