uphold
vt. 支援; 維持; 贊成; 支撐
If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.
Our policy has been to uphold the law...
擁護法律是我們一貫的方針。
It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
各政府均有責任擁護某些基本原則。
If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision.
The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision.
然而,最高法院維持了地方法院的判決。
1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last;
2. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
3. support against an opponent;
back, uphold, support, sustain, advocate
這些動詞均有"支援,支援,擁護"之意。
Wise counsels, like those which gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it.
明智的參謀如同那些曾為我們創立憲法的前輩,決心堅決支援它.
Frankly speaking, I cannot uphold such conduct.
坦白地說, 我不能支援這樣的行為.
When we uphold law and order against violence, you call it a violation of human rights.
當我們打擊暴亂捍衛法治和秩序時, 你們稱之為[侵犯人權].
I will not imperil my soul. I will uphold the justice of the Church.
我不願使我的靈魂受到玷汙, 我要維護教會法律的公正.
It can uphold the globe life and improve existence space of human.
它發揮著其它林種不可替代的生態保障和支撐作用.