upheld
[ʌp'held]
- v. 支持（uphold的过去式）
考试真题
- Copernicus theorized in 1543 that in actual fact, all of the planets that we knew of revolved not around the Earth, but the Sun, a system that was later upheld by Galileo at his own expense.
2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Last April, for example, the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for "inventions" that are obvious.
2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ