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双解例句
小知识
When you uphold something, you stick up for or support it. Police officers are paid to uphold the law, and crazy Elvis fans uphold their belief that he's still alive out there somewhere.
If you reverse the two parts of this word, you get hold up. And that's exactly what upholding is: holding up or supporting an idea or practice. You might uphold your dog's innocence, even though it's pretty obvious he dug up the neighbor's flower bed. When America fought for independence, we upheld the idea of fair representation. When you uphold something, you're taking a stand for it.
实用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根: up
=up,over,表示”向上”
adj.
upfront 在前面的up向上+front前面→在前面,在上面
adv.
upfront 在前面,在最前面up向上+front前面→在前面,在上面
n.
backup 侯补,备用物,后备人员,支援者back背后+up向上→在背后向上推→支持
upturn 好转,上升up向上+turn转→向上转→上升
upheaval 动乱,大变动up向上+heav=heave举起+al状态,性质→n.动乱,大变动
setup 机构,设置,装备,组织,计划,调整set安置+up向上→词组set up合写
v.
upbraid 斥责,责骂up向上+braid辫子→向上抓辫子→责骂
uphold 支持,赞成;举起;坚持up向上+hold拿住→向上拿住→支持
uproot 连根拔起, 根除up向上+root根→根向上,根除