1. uphold
We must consistently uphold the right of minorities to retain and develop their culture.
We have a duty to uphold the law.
to uphold an objection, a sentence
I shall always rigorously, decisively and correctly uphold that here.
Her result also upholds the idea that children playan important part in converting a pidgin into a creole
Oracle hailed Tuesday's ruling, saying the opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal District upholds fundamental principles of copyright law.
He emphasised carrying out promises made to the people, but he failed to uphold many commitments.
2. to maintain
Diet is the key to maintaining a slim physique.
It's important to maintain family traditions.
His job is to maintain machinery and equipment.
The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region. A large house is very expensive to maintain. He has always maintained that he is innocent.
Tim wanted to maintain the good condition of his car, so he took it for a regular service.
You have to eat regularly if you want to maintain weight.
to maintain prices
Several of the teachers were quite unable to maintain discipline.
The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.
It's not easy to maintain the same rhythm for hours.
it is important to maintain eye contact
It is vital for us to maintain regular customers.
We have to maintain our lifestyle.
to maintain core activities
Britain wants to maintain its position as a world power.
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500 động từ tiếng Anh 226 - 2503. sustained
She received sustained applause after her lengthy speech.
sustained applause
Some genetic factors may influence a person’s ability to engage in sustained deliberate practice
that Grant sustained either three or four bullet wounds.
let's take the last 10 years, a period of sustained growth
Since a large area was devastated by the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, a sustained help effort is sought.
Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.
Such drastic economic growth cannot be sustained.
The vision of the Olympics had sustained him.
He sustained an injury which will take a month to heal completely.
There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground.
We don't have a mechanism for sustained funding.
Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.
4. sustain
Only two of the planets could sustain life.
A cup of coffee isn’t enough to sustain you until lunchtime.
The company sustained damages in excess of its insurance coverage.
sustainable sources
to make something continue to exist or happen for a period of time. He was incapable of sustaining close relationships with women.
The monument has sustained certain damage.
The soil in this part of the world is not rich enough to sustain a large population.
The team may not be able to sustain this level of performance. The money he received was hardly enough to sustain a wife and five children.
‘this thought had sustained him throughout the years’
If you want to speak fluently you must constantly sustain the contact with language.
while two sustained less serious wound
"A resident sustained bruising to his arms following restraint."
A starting population of 150 to 180 would best sustain itself at the same rate over six to eight generations.
Sustain means to support something or keep it going. If you get hungry in the mid-afternoon, you might try snacking to sustain your energy through dinner.
Time and space are one body, mind and things sustain each other.