uphold /ʌpˈhəʊld/ CET6 TEM4 ( upholding, upheld, upholds )

• 1. 

  V-T If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it. 维护

  例：

  Our policy has been to uphold the law.

  我们的政策一直是维护法律。

  例：

  It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.

  每个政府都有责任维护某些基本原则。

• 2. 

  V-T If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision. 维持 (原判)

  例：

  The State Supreme Court upheld the Superior Court judge's decision.

  国家最高法院维持了高级法院法官的判决。