学个词Learn a Word 第1285期 uphold

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　　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," 美国总统奥巴马表示，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 implementing¹ a naval² 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。好的，今天我们学习的词是uphold...