(verb.) stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals.
(verb.) support against an opponent; 'The appellate court upheld the verdict'.
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双语例句
Thou wilt uphold her here to her last hour. 查尔斯·狄更斯.小杜丽.
His old housekeeper is the first to understand that he is striving to uphold the fiction with himself that it is not growing late. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
There are two bronze skeletons bearing scrolls, and two great dragons uphold the sarcophagus. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
As Secretary of War he had taken a solemn oath to maintain the Constitution of the United States and to uphold the same against all its enemies. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
These hopes uphold me, my dear Esther, and I know they will. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
McCormick fought for years to uphold his rights to the invention of the reaper, but he fought a host of competitors, and the warfare was of the guerrilla order. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
The court upheld this contention, and declared the patent invalid. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
But the spirit of resignation and endurance that had so long upheld her, was unable to contend against bodily weakness and infirmity. 查尔斯·狄更斯.匹克威克外传.