uphold
verb [ T ] uk/ʌpˈhəʊld/ us/ʌpˈhoʊld/ upheld | upheld
C2 支持，维护，赞成（尤指法律上的决议）
to defend or keep a principle or law, or to say that a decision that has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct
As a police officer you are expected to uphold the law whether you agree with it or not. 作为警察，不管你赞成与否都应该维护法律。
Judge Davis upheld the county court's decision. 戴维斯法官维持了郡法院的判决。
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- The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy.
- We will endeavour to uphold the high educational standards which have become associated with this institution.
- The freedom of the press must be upheld.
- A committed socialist, he upheld the rights of the voiceless and the underprivileged.
- The court is said to be upholding its decision.