| 释义 |       past tense of hold to         as in stood byto give steadfast support to She held to her goal of becoming a veterinarian.       stood by     defended     abided by     accepted     cultivated     kept (to)     adopted     supported     embraced     endorsed     followed     adhered (to)     reinforced     advocated     upheld     confirmed     enforced     clung (to)     stuck (to or with)     backed     hewed (to)     championed     espoused     lived up to     bolstered     fostered     cherished     backstopped     buttressed     heeded     boosted     indorsed     cleaved (to)     reenforced       See More   gave up     took back     abandoned     revoked     relinquished     recalled     surrendered     spurned     reconsidered     withdrew     defected (from)     retracted     deserted     renounced     disagreed (with)     rebutted     refuted     recanted     denied     forsook     disproved     disputed     abjured     reneged     abnegated     controverted     contradicted     disavowed     disowned     unsaid     repudiated     negated     gainsaid     disclaimed     backed off     backtracked     negatived     backed down   |