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词汇 maintain
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maintain

verb
 OPAL WOPAL S
/meɪnˈteɪn/
/meɪnˈteɪn/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
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he / she / it maintains
/meɪnˈteɪnz/
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past simple maintained
/meɪnˈteɪnd/
/meɪnˈteɪnd/
past participle maintained
/meɪnˈteɪnd/
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-ing form maintaining
/meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/
/meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ/
  1.  
    maintain something to make something continue at the same level, standard, etc.维持;保持 synonym preserve
    • to maintain law and order/standards/a balance/control 维持法律和秩序/标准/平衡/控制
    • ANU has maintained its position as Australia's top university.ANU一直保持着澳大利亚顶尖大学的地位。
    • The two countries have always maintained close relations.这两个国家一直保持着密切关系。
    • (formal) She maintained a dignified silence.她一言不发,面容威严。
    • to maintain prices (= prevent them from falling or rising)维持价格的稳定
    • Building and maintaining good relationships is an important part of what we do.建立和保持良好的关系是我们工作的重要组成部分。
    • He emphasized the need to maintain the status quo.他强调了保持现状的必要性。
    • He successfully maintained the financial health of the company.他成功地维持了公司财务的健康运行。
    • The government's position became increasingly difficult to maintain.政府的立场越来越难以维持。
    • They are looking to cut costs while simultaneously maintaining the existing levels of service.他们考虑要在保持现有服务水平的同时降低成本。
    • This pace cannot be maintained indefinitely.这样的速度不可能无限期地保持下去。
    • Security personnel struggled to maintain order.安保人员努力维持秩序。
    • Email is used to maintain contact with members.电子邮件用于与成员保持联系。
    Collocations Dictionaryverb + maintain
    • be anxious to
    • want to
    • have to
    adverb
    • indefinitely
    • simultaneously
    • successfully
    phrases
    • the duty to maintain something
    • the need to maintain something
  2.  
    maintain something to keep a building, a machine, etc. in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly维修;保养
    • The house is large and difficult to maintain.房子很大,难以养护。
    • a poorly maintained central heating system养护不力的中央供暖系统
    • I do a lot of mechanical work and I maintain my own car.我做大量的机械工作,并维护自己的汽车。
    • The grounds are beautifully maintained.庭院养护得很好。
    • The wheel spats collect debris and make it difficult to maintain the brakes.车轮飞溅会收集碎片,使制动器难以维护。
    Topics Buildingsb2
    Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • properly
    • well
    verb + maintain
    • be difficult to
    • be easy to
    phrases
    • be responsible for maintaining something
  3.  
    maintain somebody/something to support somebody/something over a long period of time by giving money, paying for food, etc.供养;扶养 synonym keep
    • 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。
    • His priority is to maintain and protect his family.他的首要任务是维护和保护家人。
    • Under the terms of the agreement she had forfeited her right to be maintained by her husband.根据协议条款,她丧失了由丈夫抚养的权利。
    • Maintaining a modern, well-equipped armed force is a challenge.保持一支现代化、装备精良的武装力量是一项挑战。
  4.  
    to keep stating that something is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it坚持(意见);固执己见 synonym insist
    • maintain (that)… 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。
    • It is difficult to maintain that such a harsh punishment was justified.很难坚持这样严厉的惩罚是正当的。
    • maintain something She has always maintained her innocence.她一直坚持说她是无辜的。
    • + speech ‘But I'm innocent!’ she maintained.“但是我是无辜的!” 她坚持道。
    Language Bank argueargueVerbs for reporting an opinion陈述观点的动词
      • Some critics argue that Picasso remained a great master all his life.一些评论家认为毕加索毕生都是一位大师。
      • Others maintain that there is a significant deterioration in quality in his post-war work.其他人坚称他战后的作品质量明显下降。
      • Picasso himself claimed that good art is created, but great art is stolen.毕加索自己声称,好的艺术是创造出来的,伟大的艺术却是偷来的。
      • As Smith has noted, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.正如史密斯所述,毕加索借用了非洲艺术的意象。
      • As the author points out, Picasso borrowed imagery from African art.正如作者指出的那样,毕加索借用了非洲艺术的意象。
      • The writer challenges the notion that Picasso’s sculpture was secondary to his painting.作者对这种观点表示质疑,即毕加索的雕塑不及他的绘画。
      • It has been suggested that Picasso’s painting was influenced by jazz music.据说毕加索的绘画受到爵士乐的影响。
    Topics Opinion and argumentb2
  5. 词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘practise an action habitually’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand’.
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