学个词 Learn A Word:1285 uphold

今天我们要学的词是uphold。

Uphold, 支持，支撑。

"President Obama said the U.S. needs an immigration reform that upholds the nation's tradition as a land of immigrants," 美国总统表示，美国需要进行移民改革，继续美国作为移民国家的`传统。

"A federal appeals court recently upheld the government's new requirement that most Americans buy health insurance," 一家联邦上诉法庭的裁决支持政府新出台的法律，要求大部分美国人购买健康保险。

"Palestinians are accusing Israel of not upholding international law by implementing a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip," 巴勒斯坦人指责以色列在加沙地带实行海上封锁违背了国际法。