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maintain
[英] [meinˈtein] [美] [menˈten] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 维持;保持 If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. 

  • The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry...

    这个部门与化工行业保持着众多密切的联系。

  • Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.

    要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。

  • ...the emergency powers to try to maintain law and order.

    维持法律秩序的应急权力

2. VERB 断言;宣称;坚称 If you say that someone maintains that something is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them. 

  • He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes...

    他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途。

  • Prosecutors maintain no deal was made...

    原告坚持说不存在任何交易。

  • 'Not all feminism has to be like this,' Jo maintains...

    “女性主义不必全然如此，”乔断言。

3. VERB 保持，维持（在某一比率或水平上） If you maintain something at a particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level. 

  • The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.

    政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。

  • ...action is required to ensure standards are maintained at as high a level as possible.

    要求采取行动确保标准维持在尽量高的水平上。

4. VERB 维修;保养 If you maintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. 

  • ...a tough campaign to force authorities to maintain roads properly...

    迫使当局妥善维修道路的艰难斗争

  • The house costs a fortune to maintain...

    维修这幢房子花销不菲。

  • The cars are getting older and less well-maintained.

    车越来越旧，保养得也越来越差。

5. VERB 供养;赡养 If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need. 

  • He should pay and maintain you as well.

    他得给你钱，还得供养你。

  • ...the basic costs of maintaining a child.

    抚养一个孩子的基本费用

Verb

1. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean";

  • "hold in place"
  • "She always held herself as a lady"
  • "The students keep me on my toes"

2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction;

  • "We preserve these archeological findings"
  • "The old lady could not keep up the building"
  • "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"
  • "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

3. supply with necessities and support;

  • "She alone sustained her family"
  • "The money will sustain our good cause"
  • "There's little to earn and many to keep"

4. state categorically

5. of power or authority

6. maintain for use and service;

  • "I keep a car in the countryside"
  • "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

7. maintain by writing regular records;

  • "keep a diary"
  • "maintain a record"
  • "keep notes"

8. state or assert;

  • "He maintained his innocence"

9. support against an opponent;

  • "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

10. observe correctly or closely;

  • "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
  • "keep count"
  • "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

法律

  • 1.保持
  • 2.维修
  • 3.抚养
  • 4.维持

计算机

  • 1.【动】维护，保养；保留[存，持]
1. Even if we cannot agree, we should maintain our contact.
即使我们不能取得一致，我们也要保持联系。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Food is necessary to maintain life.
食物是维持生命所必需的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.
他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。

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4. He has to maintain his wife and two children.
他必须养活妻子和两个孩子。

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5. He racked no rents to maintain the expenses of his establishment.
他不向租户索取过高的租金来维持公司的开支。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. He was unable to maintain the image of the perfect gentleman for which he had succeeded in passing at first.
他起初冒充正人君子，可是无法继续维持那个假象。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. It costs five thousand dollars a year to maintain this house.
管理维修这所房子，每年要花5000美元。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.
坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. It's a policeman's job to maintain law and order.
警察的职责就是维护法制与社会秩序。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. Our model is easy to operate and maintain.
我们这个型号（的机器）很容易操作和保养。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11. Policemen preserve [maintain] order in the streets.
警察在街上维持秩序。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12. She struggled to maintain the charade of not being afraid.
她竭力装出不害怕的样子。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. The company has struggled to maintain its domination in the marketplace.
该公司奋力维持其市场优势。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat.
问题就是要维持心跳的规律性。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. The two factories maintain frequent contacts.
两个厂经常打交道。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16. They maintain a very powerful fleet in Oriental waters.
他们在远东海域保持着一支非常强大的舰队。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. They maintain the closest relations with the masses and share their weal and woe.
他们和群众血肉相连，休戚与共。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18. Vast sums are needed to maintain the infrastructure.
保养基础设施需要巨额款项。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. We always maintain that all nations, big or small are equal [should be treated as equals].
我们一贯主张大小国家一律平等。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20. We maintain cordial relations with our neighbors.
我们与邻里保持亲切友好的关系。

来自《简明英汉词典》