upholding

英 [ʌpˈhəʊldɪŋ]

美 [ʌpˈhoʊldɪŋ]

v.  支持，维护(正义等); 维持，确认(原判、裁决等)
uphold的现在分词

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

• Tradition and Transformation: Upholding Justice, Protecting Conscience and Safeguarding Honor
  传统与转型：坚守正义、守护良知和维护荣誉
• Most countries in the world have reaffirmed their position of upholding the One-China Policy.
  世界上大多数国家重申坚持一个中国政策。
• Upholding the mission, vision and values of Toastmasters International.
  坚持维护国际演讲会的使命、愿景和价值。
• And we'll do it all while upholding the standards of journalism that make newspapers so important.
  与这些同时发生的是我们将给报纸带来如此重要性的新闻水准。
• Let's reject the false choice between protecting our people and upholding our values.
  让我们拒绝接受虚幻的假设，保护我国人民和坚持我国价值观并非必须两者择一。
• Upholding and Promoting the Unity of All Ethnic Groups
  维护和促进各民族大团结
• The government is committed to upholding a world-class intellectual property rights regime.
  政府决意坚守一个符合最高国际标准的知识产权制度。
• The Bangladesh side also reiterated its support for China's efforts in upholding sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.
  孟方重申支持中方为维护国家主权、统一和领土完整所作的努力。
• China and Europe are two major forces for upholding world peace.
  中国和欧洲是维护世界和平的两大力量。
• And we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it is easy, but when it is hard.
  我们以在艰难的环境中坚持理想为荣，而不是以在容易的环境中坚持理想为荣。