學個詞 Learn A Word:1285 uphold

今天我們要學的詞是uphold。

Uphold, 支持，支撐。

"President Obama said the U.S. needs an immigration reform that upholds the nation's tradition as a land of immigrants," 美國總統表示，美國需要進行移民改革，繼續美國作為移民國家的`傳統。

"A federal appeals court recently upheld the government's new requirement that most Americans buy health insurance," 一家聯邦上訴法庭的裁決支持政府新出台的法律，要求大部分美國人購買健康保險。

"Palestinians are accusing Israel of not upholding international law by implementing a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip," 巴勒斯坦人指責以色列在加沙地帶實行海上封鎖違背了國際法。