upholds

英 [ʌpˈhəʊldz]

美 [ʌpˈhoʊldz]

v.  支持，维护(正义等); 维持，确认(原判、裁决等)
uphold的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拥护；支持；维护
  If youupholdsomething such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.
  1. Our policy has been to uphold the law...
     拥护法律是我们一贯的方针。
  2. It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
     各政府均有责任拥护某些基本原则。
  3. ...upholding the artist's right to creative freedom.
     维护艺术家的创作自由
• VERB 维持，坚持（原判）
  If a court of lawupholdsa legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision.
  1. The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision.
     然而，最高法院维持了地方法院的判决。

双语例句

• The state protects the lawful rights and interests of the minority nationalities and upholds and develops a relationship of equality, unity and mutual assistance among all of china's nationalities.
  国家保障各少数民族的合法的权利和利益，维护和发展各民族的平等、团结、互助关系。
• Can you explain the culture to me, with examples of how the company upholds it?
  可以跟我解释一下公司的文化吗？以及举例说明公司是怎样传承这种文化的？
• From the two aspects, this paper tries to conclude that Confucianism emphasizes ethic, while Daoism upholds individualism.
  本文从这两个方面加以论述，试图得出儒家注重社会伦理，道家崇尚个体人格的结论。
• When she said," the power of any military rests on the values it upholds. "
  她说，“所有的军事力量都是以它所支持的价值观为寄托的。”
• If the court upholds the subpoena, it will issue an order enforcing it, and a violation of this order is punishable as contempt of court.
  如果法院确认传票的合法性，即发布命令执行该传票，而违反命令者将受到藐视法庭的处罚。
• China values friendship and also sticks to principles. It firmly upholds its national core interests.
  中国讲友好，也讲原则，坚定不移地维护国家的核心利益。
• But if a person who upholds the four cardinal principles is a conservative, then I am a conservative.
  如果要说坚持四项基本原则是保守派，我又是保守派。
• This may not be perfect, but it upholds the principles of open investment and offers several lessons.
  这可能并不完美，但它维护了开放投资原则，并提供了几条教训。
• Thirdly, hard-line policy of Iran upholds the necessity and possibility of success.
  再次，伊朗的核强硬政策有坚持的必要性和成功的可能性。
• China upholds the principle of balancing rights with obligations. We will take an active part in global economic governance, promote and facilitate free trade and investment, and oppose protectionism in all its forms.
  中国坚持权利和义务相平衡，积极参与全球经济治理，推动贸易和投资自由化便利化，反对各种形式的保护主义。