• vt. 支撐；鼓勵；贊成；舉起

比喻用法。

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.

1. I think marriage is used to uphold patriarchal control.

我覺得婚姻是用來維系父權統治的。

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》