maintain

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vt. 维持, 维修, 保持, 坚持, 供养, 主张 [化] 维修

发音

US /meɪnˈteɪn/

词形变化

maintained maintainest maintaineth maintaining maintains 三单 maintains maintaining 现在分词 maintained 过去式 maintained 过去分词

别名

maintaine

教材释义与例句

动词

维持；继续；维修；主张；供养

释义与例句

v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).

    维持

    maintain contact

    maintain order

    maintain a relationship

    It’s important to maintain good posture while sitting.

    She struggled to maintain her composure under pressure.

  2. 2.

    To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.

  3. 3.

    To keep in good condition and working order.

  4. 4.

    To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.

    废旧 及物
  5. 5.

    To keep composed; to keep one's head up; to stay confident, strong, self-assured; to avoid being a victim; to keep oneself from falling apart.

    不及物 俚语 非裔美国英语

    No matter what, you gotta maintain.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

keep hold defend observe preserve sustain uphold wield conserve exert

上位词 10

have get make keep hold cause follow record enter insist

下位词 10

say carry continue account distance preserve justify calculate conceal uphold

相关短语

maintain appearances

词源

From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with/in/by the hand”, ablative of manus) + tenēre (“to hold”).

来源：wiktionary