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。

• promontory
• promote
• promotion
• promotor
• prompt
• prompter
• promptly
• promulgate
• pronate
• prone
• prong
• pronominal
• pronoun
• pronounce
• pronounced
• pronouncement
• pronto
• pronunciation
• proof
• proofread
• proofreader
• prop
• propaganda
• propagandize
• propagate