uphold
原形
uphold
/ʌpˈhəʊld/
過去式
upheld
/ʌpˈheld/
過去分詞
upheld
/ʌpˈheld/
中文意思C1
支持,維護,確認(裁決)
to uphold a complaint
英文釋義
to support a decision or law, or confirm that it is right
例句
- 情態助動詞後 · 第 1 態The police must uphold the law.
- 疑問句 · 第 1 態Will the court uphold the ban?
- 過去式 · 第 2 態Last week the judge upheld the original decision.
- 過去式 · 第 2 態In 2015 the court upheld her right to stay in the country.
- 被動語態 · 第 3 態The complaint was upheld, and she got her money back.
- 現在完成式 · 第 3 態The school has always upheld high standards.
注意
Upheld 保留了 hold 的 held:upholded 和 upholden 都是錯誤的。
