maintain

英[meɪnˈteɪn]美[meɪnˈteɪn]

v.维持，保持，坚称，维修，保养，供养；

第三人称单数：maintains;

过去式：maintained;

过去分词：maintained;

现在分词：maintaining;

例句

The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat.问题就是要维持心跳的规律性。

He racked no rents to maintain the expenses of his establishment.他不向租户索取过高的租金来维持公司的开支。

He has to maintain his wife and two children.他必须养活妻子和两个孩子。

Food is necessary to maintain life.食物是维持生命所必需的。

It's a policeman's job to maintain law and order.**的职责就是维护法制与社会秩序。

It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。

It costs five thousand dollars a year to maintain this house.管理维修这所房子,每年要花5000美元。

The company has struggled to maintain its domination in the marketplace.该公司奋力维持其市场优势。

She struggled to maintain the charade of not being afraid.她竭力装出不害怕的样子。

He can't maintain enough equilibrium to ride a bike.他骑自行车不能保持平衡.

英语六级真题

There were no longer enough fish in the sea for the stock to maintain itself, let alone an industry.

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the WRI, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-inhand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to build a thriving economy, and then use the wealth created to tackle environmental degradation.

Seven in 10 workers say they struggle to maintain work-life balance.

It will be easier to operate and maintain.

As some countries expand operations in Antarctica, the United States maintains three year-round stations on the continent with more than 1,000 people during the southern hemisphere's summer, including those at the Amundsen-Scott station, built in 1956 at an elevation of 9,301 feet on a plateau at the South Pole.

Amid all the changes, Antarctica maintains its allure.

The third element of love in Sternberg’s theory is what he calls decision commitment, the decision that one is in a love relationship, the willingness to label it as such and the commitment to maintain that relationship at least for some period of time.

Sternberg would argue it’s not love if you don’t call it love and if you don’t have some desire to maintain the relationship.

Those who use self-defeating humor,making fun of themselves, of the enjoyment of others, tend to maintain that hostility toward themselves even when alone.

Maintain the automated system.

Chris is in charge of purchasing and maintaining equipment in his Division at Taxlong Company.

Health experts advise that the average woman should consume about 2,000 calories a day and a man about 2,500 calories to maintain a healthy weight.

What could British people expect if they maintain a normal body weight according to the WCRF

"We want to improve the quality of animal health and make it easier for farmers to maintain large landscapes where animals roam free," says Sukkarieh.

As the plant dries, these resources take on first the properties of honey, then rubber, and finally enter a glass-like state that is the most stable state that the plant can maintain, Farrant says.

However, it is farmers that are pushing for the advancements due to ever-increasing labor vacancies, making it difficult to maintain large-scale operations.

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the Wri, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-in-hand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to bu

Seven in ten workers say they struggle to maintain work-life balance.

Sternberg would argue it's not love if you don't call it love and if you don't have some desire to maintain the relationship.

The third element of love in Sternberg's theory is what he calls decision commitment, the decision that one is in a love relationship, the willingness to label it as such and the commitment to maintain that relationship at least for some period of time.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

维持;保持

If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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VERB

供养;赡养

If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need.

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英汉词典释义

vt.

保持；保存；维持；持续；使继续

保养；维修，维护；养护

坚持; 主张; 坚守

供给，赡养，供养；扶养，负担

保持特别的状态、位置等

断言，主张，宣称

保卫，守住

(为了特殊疗效而)给…服用维持剂量的*品

英英词典释义

Verb

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

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

3. supply with necessities and support;

4. state categorically

5. of power or authority

6. maintain for use and service;

7. maintain by writing regular records;

8. state or assert;

9. support against an opponent;

10. observe correctly or closely;

行业词典

法律： 保持；维修；抚养；维持；