uphold：支起，举起，坚持；支持，赞成，维护

词根词缀：up上 +hold支撑

uphold：支持，维护

比喻用法。

• percolate
• percolator
• percussion
• percutaneous
• per diem
• perdition
• perdurable
• perdure
• peregrinate
• peregrination
• peregrine
• peremptory
• perennial
• perfect
• perfection
• perfectionist
• perfectly
• perfervid
• perfidious
• perfidy
• perforate
• perforation
• perforce
• perform
• performance