maintain

英 [meɪnˈteɪn]

美 [meɪnˈteɪn]

v.  维持; 保持; 维修; 保养; 坚持(意见); 固执己见

过去分词：maintained　现在分词：maintaining　过去式：maintained　第三人称单数：maintains　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.825 / COCA.922

同义词辨析

maintainconservepreserve【导航词义：维护，保护】

assertcontendmaintain【导航词义：坚称】

牛津词典

verb

• 维持；保持
  to make sth continue at the same level, standard, etc.
  1. to maintain law and order/standards/a balance
     维持治安；保持水平 / 平衡
  2. The two countries have always maintained close relations.
     这两个国家一直保持着密切关系。
  3. She maintained a dignified silence.
     她一言不发，以保持尊严。
  4. to maintain prices (= prevent them falling or rising)
     维持价格的稳定
• 维修；保养
  to keep a building, a machine, etc. in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly
  1. The house is large and difficult to maintain.
     房子很大，难以养护。
• 坚持（意见）；固执己见
  to keep stating that sth is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it
  1. The men maintained (that) they were out of the country when the crime was committed.
     这几个男人坚持说案发时他们在国外。
  2. She has always maintained her innocence .
     她一直坚持说她是无辜的。
• 供养；扶养
  to support sb/sth over a long period of time by giving money, paying for food, etc.
  1. Her income was barely enough to maintain one child, let alone three.
     她的收入养活一个孩子几乎都不够，更不用说三个了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 维持;保持
  If youmaintainsomething, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.
  1. 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。
  2. Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.
     要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。
  3. ...the emergency powers to try to maintain law and order.
     维持法律秩序的应急权力
• VERB 断言;宣称;坚称
  If you say that someonemaintains thatsomething is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them.
  1. 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。
  2. Prosecutors maintain no deal was made...
     原告坚持说不存在任何交易。
  3. 'Not all feminism has to be like this,' Jo maintains...
     “女性主义不必全然如此，”乔断言。
  4. He had always maintained his innocence.
     他始终坚称自己是无辜的。
• VERB 保持，维持（在某一比率或水平上）
  If youmaintainsomethingata particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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。
• VERB 维修;保养
  If youmaintaina road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.
  1. ...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
  2. The house costs a fortune to maintain...
     维修这幢房子花销不菲。
  3. The cars are getting older and less well-maintained.
     车越来越旧，保养得也越来越差。
• VERB 供养;赡养
  If youmaintainsomeone, you provide them with money and other things that they need.
  1. He should pay and maintain you as well.
     他得给你钱，还得供养你。
  2. ...the basic costs of maintaining a child.
     抚养一个孩子的基本费用

英英释义

verb

• stick to correctly or closely
  1. The pianist kept time with the metronome
  2. keep count
  3. I cannot keep track of all my employees
  Synonym:observekeep
• support against an opponent
  1. The appellate court upheld the verdict
  Synonym:uphold
• state categorically
  Synonym:assertasseverate
• state or assert
  1. He maintained his innocence
  Synonym:defend
• maintain by writing regular records
  1. keep a diary
  2. maintain a record
  3. keep notes
  Synonym:keep
• supply with necessities and support
  1. She alone sustained her family
  2. The money will sustain our good cause
  3. There's little to earn and many to keep
  Synonym:sustainkeep
• maintain for use and service
  1. I keep a car in the countryside
  2. She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
  Synonym:keep
• have and exercise
  1. wield power and authority
  Synonym:wieldexert
• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
  1. We preserve these archeological findings
  2. The old lady could not keep up the building
  3. children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
  4. The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
  Synonym:conservepreservekeep up
• keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  1. hold in place
  2. She always held herself as a lady
  3. The students keep me on my toes
  Synonym:keephold

双语例句

• 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。
• He has the power to use force to maintain public order.
  他掌握着动用武力维持公共治安的权力。
• But in order to maintain a credible threat of intervention, we have to maintain a credible alliance.
  然而，为了保持确实有效的干预威胁，我们必须维持可靠的联盟。
• 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。
• He had always maintained his innocence.
  他始终坚称自己是无辜的。
• 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。
• The house costs a fortune to maintain
  维修这幢房子花销不菲。
• Germany and France pledged to maintain the differential between their two currencies.
  德国和法国承诺保持两国货币之间的差别汇率。
• 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。
• They maintain a database of hotels that cater for businesswomen.
  他们维护着一个服务于商界女性的酒店资料库。