maintain

[mein'tein]

vt.维持, 维修, 保养, 坚持, 断言

vt.

1. 维持; 保持; 使继续

Ann and Mary maintained their friendship for the next thirty years.

安妮和玛丽在此后的三十年中一直保持着她们之间的友谊。

2. 维修, 保养

Frank maintains his car very well.

弗兰克把自己的车子保养得很好。

3. 坚持; 主张; 断言[+(that)]

He maintains that he once saw a UFO.

他坚持称自己曾看见过飞碟。

4. 供养, 抚养; 负担, 支持

Mr. Smith maintains his son at college.

史密斯先生供养念大学的儿子。

5. 保卫, 坚守

词形变化

形容词: maintainable | 名词: maintainability | 动词过去式: maintained | 动词过去分词: maintained | 动词现在分词: maintaining | 动词第三人称单数: maintains |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.保持; 维持

keep  uphold  possess  support  bear  sustain  preserve  save  guard  protect  retain  

同义参见:

justify  insist  hold  harbor  shoulder  conserve  save  befriend  propose  profess  own  back  nourish  settlement  

反义:

vt.维持; 使继续; 保养

abandon  

反义参见:

forsake  eliminate  

英英释义

动词 maintain:

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

同义词：keep, hold

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

同义词：conserve, preserve, keep up

supply with necessities and support

同义词：sustain, keep

state categorically

同义词：assert, asseverate

have and exercise

同义词：wield, exert

maintain for use and service

同义词：keep

maintain by writing regular records

同义词：keep

state or assert

同义词：defend

support against an opponent

同义词：uphold

observe correctly or closely

同义词：observe, keep

补充

maintainmaintain英:[meinˈtein] 美:[menˈten]vt.1.保持; 继续The two countries have maintained friendly relations for many years.两国多年来一直保持着友好的关系。Food is necessary to maintain life.食物是维持生命所必需的。2.保养, 维护3.坚持; 主张She maintains that the accusation is groundless.她坚持该指控是毫无根据的。He maintained the policy to be wrong.他坚持认为这个政策是错误的。4.供给; 赡养He has to maintain his wife and two children.他必须养活妻子和两个孩子。

例句

1. I wanted to maintain my friendship with her.我想跟她保持朋友关系。 2. Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.努力去结交朋友并维护友谊。 3. The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.这个部门与化工行业在多方面保持着密切的联系。 4. I've tried to maintain contact with the children.我尝试与那些孩子保持联系。 5. the assertiveness necessary to maintain control over teenagers继续管控青少年所需的坚定 6. They tried to maintain law and order.他们力图维护治安。 7. The house costs a fortune to maintain.维修这幢房子的花销不菲。 8. the ever-rising cost of maintaining the equipment不断增加的设备维护费用 9. The campaign is intended to pressure authorities into maintaining roads properly.该运动的目的在于给当局施压, 使其妥善养护道路。 10. Busby maintained a cracking pace.巴斯比保持了极快的速度。 11. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.政府保持较高的利率是正确的。 12. the necessity to maintain safety standards维持安全标准的必要性 13. He maintained his innocence throughout the trial.在审判中他自始至终坚称自己无罪。 14. He maintained that Talbot was wrong.他坚持认为塔尔博特错了。 15. He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.他坚称这笔捐款用在了国际上。 16. Prosecutors maintain no deal was made.检察官坚称没有达成任何协议。 17. The money maintained us for a month.靠这笔钱我们过了一个月。 18. the basic costs of maintaining a child抚养一个孩子的基本费用 19. He should pay and maintain you as well.他也应该付钱, 负担你的生活。 20. I need the money to maintain myself until I find another job.在找到另一份工作之前, 我需要靠这笔钱度日。 21. He maintained the castle against Edward.他抗击爱德华, 守住了城堡。 22. He maintained himself against every attempt to assassinate him.他成功躲过了一次又一次针对他的暗杀企图。 23. He maintained his rights.他维护了自己的权利。 24. We must maintain friendly relations with them.我们必须和他们保持友好关系。 25. The trucks have to be constantly maintained.卡车必须经常得到保养。 26. a well-maintained machinery维修得好的机器 27. I maintained my opinion.我坚持自己的意见。 28. John maintained his innocence.约翰力辩无罪。 29. He is too poor to maintain his family.他太穷无法养活家人。 30. My son can maintain himself now.我儿子现在能自食其力了。 31. the need to maintain close links between industry and schools.维持工业和学校之间密切联系的需要。 32. agricultural prices will have to be maintained.必须维持农产品价格。 33. the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child.这笔补助包含了扶养一个孩子的基本费用。 34. the king swears he will maintain the laws of God.国王立誓要维护上帝的戒律。 35. [with obj.]he has always maintained his innocence.他一直声称自己是清白的。 36. [with clause]he had persistently maintained that he would not stand against his old friend.他已坚持表示他不会反对自己的老朋友。 37. [with direct speech]‘It was not an ideology at all,’ she maintained.“这根本谈不上是什么思想体系，”她断言说。 38. We need to maintain the quality of our goods but not increase the price.我们要保持货品的质量但又不加价。 39. to maintain law and order维持法律和秩序 40. to maintain a road/building/machine保养道路╱建筑╱机器 41. The house is large and expensive to maintain.这房子很大，维修要花很多钱。 42. I still maintain that I was right to sack him.我依然认为，我开除他没错儿。 43. She has always maintained her innocence.她一直坚称自己清白。 44. He has to maintain two children from his previous marriage.他要扶养上一段婚姻的两名子女。 45. They have always maintained high standards of professional conduct.他们一直保持着高标准的职业操守。 46. He has found it difficult to maintain a healthy weight.他发现要保持健康的体重很困难。 47. maintain a good reputation保持良好声誉 48. They barely had enough food to maintain life. [=to make it possible for life to exist or continue]他们几乎没有足够的食物来维持生命。 49. The company has done a poor job of maintaining its computer network.这家公司的计算机网络维护做得很差。 50. It was obvious that the house had been poorly maintained.显然这房子没有维护好。 51. She was finding it hard to maintain her balance.她发现要保持身体平衡很难。 52. She still maintains a close relationship with her college roommate.她和大学室友仍然保持着密切的关系。 53. It's difficult to maintain a correspondence when we're both so busy.我们两个都很忙的时候，要保持通信联系很难。 54. The pilot was struggling to maintain control of the aircraft.飞行员正在奋力保持对飞机的控制。 55. The police say that they will do whatever is necessary to maintain law and order.警方说，他们将竭尽全力维护治安。 56. She continues to maintain her silence. [=she continues to say nothing]她继续保持着沉默。 57. He was struggling to maintain his cool/composure. [=he was struggling not to become angry or upset]他当时在努力保持冷静。 58. He maintains that such decisions are best left to local authorities.他主张这类决定最好交给地方当局。 59. He continues to maintain his innocence. = He continues to maintain that he is innocent.他仍然坚称自己是无辜的。 60. She maintains that my theory is flawed.她坚持说我的理论有缺陷。 61. He has a family to maintain.他需要养家。