uphold 支持,维护(正义等); 〔法庭〕维持〔原判〕;维持,确认(原判、裁决等)

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uphold
up·hold / ʌpˈhəuld; NAmE -ˈhould /
verb
(up·held, up·held / -ˈheld / )
  ▪ [VN]
1. to support sth that you think is right and make sure that it continues to exist
   支持,维护(正义等):
   We have a duty to uphold the law.
   维护法律是我们的责任。
2. (especially of a court of law 尤指法庭) to agree that a previous decision was correct or that a request is reasonable
   维持,确认(原判、裁决等):
   to  uphold a conviction / an appeal / a complaint
   维持原判；受理上诉/申诉
• up·hold·er noun:
   an upholder of traditional values
   支持传统价值观的人


up·hold
/ˌʌpˈhoʊld/ verb , -holds, -held /-ˈhɛld/ , -hold·ing [  + obj  ]
  1 : to support or defend (something, such as a law)
   He took an oath to uphold the Constitution.
   They have a responsibility to uphold the law.
  2 : to judge (a legal decision) to be correct : to decide not to change (a verdict)
   The Court of Appeals upheld his conviction.
  up·hold·er noun , pl   -ers [  count  ]
   upholders of democracy


up∙hold
/ ʌpˈhold ; ʌpˈhəʊld /
◙verb (past tense and past participle upheld) / -ˈhɛld ; -ˈheld / [T]
1. to defend or support a law, system, or principle so that it continues to exist
• 支持，维护〔法规、制度或原则〕:
»a committee that aims to uphold educational standards
  旨在保持教育水准的委员会
2. if a court upholds a decision made by another court, it states that the decision was correct
• 〔法庭〕维持〔原判〕:
»The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
  上诉法庭维持原判。
♦upholder noun [C]


例句：
His death sentence was upheld by the XXX Supreme Court on August 11, 19XX, yet he's still breathing. Unfortunately, the victims' families have to breathe in that air, too, and they're not happy about his continued survival.