英语词汇maintain怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

maintain

meɪnteɪn  meɪnˈteɪn 

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense maintains, present participle maintaining, past tense , past participle maintained

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

The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry. [VERB noun]

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. [VERB noun]

要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。
...the emergency powers to try to maintain law and order. [VERB noun]

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. 断言;宣称;坚称

He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes. [VERB that]

他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途。
Prosecutors maintain no deal was made. [VERB that]

原告坚持说不存在任何交易。
'Not all feminism has to be like this,' Jo maintains. [VERB with quote]

“女性主义不必全然如此，”乔断言。
He had always maintained his innocence. [VERB noun]

他始终坚称自己是无辜的。

SYN assert, state, hold, claim

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. 保持，维持（在某一比率或水平上）

The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level. [VERB noun + at]

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. [V n at n]

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. 维修;保养

...a tough campaign to force authorities to maintain roads properly. [VERB noun]

迫使当局妥善维修道路的艰难斗争
The house costs a fortune to maintain. [VERB noun]

维修这幢房子花销不菲。
The cars are getting older and less well-maintained. [VERB-ed]

车越来越旧，保养得也越来越差。

SYN look after, care for, take care of, finance

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

He should pay and maintain you as well. [VERB noun]

他得给你钱，还得供养你。
...the basic costs of maintaining a child. [VERB noun]

抚养一个孩子的基本费用

SYN support, look after, keep, finance

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maintain Also look up:

VERB.

carry on, continue; (ant.) neglect 1

keep up, look after, protect, repair 4

Word Partnership	Use maintain with:
N.	maintain friendship, maintain law, maintain a relationship 1
VERB.	need to maintain, pledge to maintain, try to maintain 1 2 3 4 5

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