uphold /(Ap'hauld; ap'hold/ vt (pt, pp upheld) /-'held; -'held/ [VP6A] 1 support or approve (a person, his conduct, a practice, etc): 支持; 贊成(某人，其行為, 某習(xí)俗等)： I cannot ~ such conduct. 我不能贊成這種行為。 2 confirm (a decision, a verdict). 證實(shí); 確定(一項(xiàng)決定，判決)。