英汉词典

1. 拥护；支持；维护
    If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a decision, you support and maintain it.

    e.g. Our policy has been to uphold the law...
           拥护法律是我们一贯的方针。
    e.g. It is the responsibility of every government to uphold certain basic principles.
           各政府均有责任拥护某些基本原则。

2. 维持，坚持（原判）
    If a court of law upholds a legal decision that has already been made, it decides that it was the correct decision.

    e.g. The crown court, however, upheld the magistrate's decision.
           然而，最高法院维持了地方法院的判决。