upholding

/ʌpˈhəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · [əphˈoldɪŋ] /ʌpˈhoʊld/ (ame, ipa) · [əphˈoldɪŋ] /(ˌ)əp-ˈhōld How to pronounce uphold (audio)/ (ame, mw)

upholding — verb

  • upholdingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • upholdings3rd person singular
  • upholdinging-ing form
  • upholdingedpast simple

1. to keep supporting a law, principle, standard, or earlier decision so that it co

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to keep supporting a law, principle, standard, or earlier decision so that it continues to be accepted as right or valid.

例句

The court is upholding the earlier ruling after a long appeal.

upholding + ruling in a legal context

Nila is upholding the school's safety rules during the science fair.

upholding + rules for active enforcement

同義詞
  • defend

    stresses protecting something from attack or criticism

  • maintain

    broader; can mean simply continuing something without the formal sense of approval

  • preserve

    focuses on keeping something unchanged or safe from harm

  • sustain

    formal; often used for supporting an argument, claim, or official position

反義詞
  • overturn

    used when a court or authority cancels an earlier decision

  • violate

    used for breaking a rule, law, or right instead of supporting it

  • abandon

    used when a principle or standard is no longer supported

文法句型

uphold + law/rule/principle/right

uphold + ruling/decision

用法筆記

The object is usually a rule, right, principle, standard, or court decision. It is especially common in legal, political, and institutional contexts where something is being kept in force or officially judged to remain valid.

常見錯誤

❌The court upheld that the rule.
✅The court is upholding the rule.
💡'upholding' takes the rule or decision directly as its object.
❌The judge is upholding against the ruling.
✅The judge is upholding the ruling.
💡do not add 'against' before the object.