英 [meɪnˈteɪn] 美 [meɪnˈteɪn]
v. 保持，维持；维修，保养；断言，主张；赡养，抚养；<旧>支持，维护
第三人称单数maintains
现在分词maintaining
过去式maintained
过去分词maintained
maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ CET4 TEM4 [ maintaining maintained maintains ]
及物动词 If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. 保持
After the divorce, their father still maintained close contact with the boys.
离婚后，他们的父亲仍和儿子们保持着密切联系。
及物动词 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. 坚持说; 坚持认为
He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.
他坚持说这笔钱是出于国际目的而捐助的。
"Not all feminism has to be like this," Jo maintains.
乔坚持认为，“并非所有的女权运动都得像这样。”
及物动词 If you maintain something at a particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level. 维持
The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
该政府将利率维持在一个高的层面是正确的。
及物动词 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
The house costs a fortune to maintain.
维修这房子花费巨大。
及物动词 If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need. 供养
...the basic costs of maintaining a child.
…供养一个孩子的基本费用。
state categorically
同义词： assert / asseverate
maintain for use and service
同义词： keep
support against an opponent
同义词： uphold
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从近期第一区域的出号数目走势来看，预计本期该区沙巴漂亮荷官在出球数量上将继续维持(Maintain)在两枚左右。烟上写上你的名字吸入肺中，只为那是离心脏最近的地方。
置位输入接点的模式有两种,即保持（Maintain）或释放（Release）.在置位接点闭合时,保持模式将禁止用户对给定值进行调节.
... negative 否定的，反面的，消极的，阴性的，负数 maintain 保持，维持；维修，保养；坚持，主张；赡养，负担 legislation 法律、法规 ...
maintainable 可维持的；可主张的；可维修的
maintenance 维护，维修；保持；生活费用
maintainer 维修工；保持器
The house costs a fortune to maintain.
维修这房子花费巨大。
It's hard to maintain competitive pricing.
很难保持有竞争力的定价。
The government struggled to maintain law and order.
政府努力维持治安。
Farmers lack enough inputs to maintain soil fertility is parts of many developing countries, especially in Africa south of the Sahara.
VOA : special.2009.07.28
But the second is a desire to attract and maintain the divine presence, the continued presence of God in the sanctuary.
第二个是一种欲望，想要吸引和保持，上帝长久存在于圣所内的欲望。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
a lot of people want to maintain the language that their family, either themselves or their parents spoke.
其中很多人，不管是学生自己还是他们的家长，都想要保留自己种族的语言。
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 旧金山的公立教育
FIFA's goal is to maintain the rules of football.
VOA : special.2010.06.09
"All genes are encoded by DNA and the DNA is present in the chromosomes in the cell nucleus and telomeres, they are the ends of the chromosomes and they have an important function to protect the chromosomes and maintain the integrity of the chromosomes."
VOA : special.2009.10.07
PricewaterhouseCoopers periodically inspects the walls of protection Credit Suisse has created to maintain its competitive advantage.
We help people understand how we still maintain our cultural rituals living in urban society.
Notes are redesigned on a relatively frequent basis, in order to maintain security and prevent forgeries.