| 词汇 | maintain |
| 释义 | maintain verb[ T ] uk /meɪnˈteɪn/ us /meɪnˈteɪn/ maintainverb[T] (CONTINUE TO HAVE)B2 to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 维持;保持 The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.军队已被调来维持这一地区的秩序。 We have standards to maintain.我们要坚持原则。 Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.尽管住在不同的国家，两个家庭仍保持着紧密联系。 The film has maintained its position as the critics' favourite for another year.这部电影再度被评论家评为年度最佳影片。 With an election approaching, the prime minister is keen to maintain his popularity. The Queen has maintained political neutrality throughout her reign.女王在位期间，政治上一直保持中立。 Security during the president's visit must be maintained at all costs.要不惜一切代价确保总统在访问期间的安全。 Several of the teachers were quite unable to maintain discipline. The United Nations has maintained a presence in the region for some time.联合国派部队在该地区驻扎已有一段时间。 Keeping and storing things appropriate aside bank bogart buffer capacitance cling dump husband keep (something/someone) back kept lay something aside lay something down lodge standby stash stockpile stockpiling storage trap maintainverb[T] (KEEP IN GOOD CONDITION)B2 to keep a road, machine, building, etc. in good condition: 维修；养护；保养 A large house costs a lot to maintain.保养一座大房子花费很高。 The roads in the town have been very poorly maintained.城镇的道路保养得很差。 Preserving and saving aspic co-processing conserve deliverer documentalist documentarily lifeguard reclaim recycled rescue rescuer reusable rewild salvage sustain sustainedly unadopted unappropriated unassigned undesignated maintainverb[T] (EXPRESS)C2 to express firmly your belief that something is true: 坚称;断言 Throughout his prison sentence, Dunn has always maintained his innocence.邓恩在监狱服刑期间一直坚称自己是无辜的。 [ + that ]He maintains that he has never seen the woman before.他坚称以前从未见过那位妇女。 to say something sayWhen I say your name, raise your hand. utterShe barely uttered a word all morning. they sayThey say the house is haunted. it is saidIt is said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. stateUnion members stated that they were unhappy with the proposal. remarkHe remarked that she was looking thin. according to the newspapers, records, etc. according toAccording to reports, the ceasefire is holding. as stated by/inAs stated by medical experts, these products are totally safe when used correctly. as maintained byThere is no reason to change your diet, as maintained by some lifestyle experts. as claimed bySo-called superfoods will not make you live longer, as claimed by some advertising. He maintains that he was nowhere near the house. They still maintain their innocence. He firmly maintains that he was there at the time. They maintain that their story is true. The management maintain they did everything they could to avoid the disaster. Assertions & asserting affirm affirmation airing assert assert your right assertion beg designation emphatic gaslight hate speech lay something on the lineidiom plead pretend reaffirm rooftop self-affirmation send send a messageidiom set yourself up as something maintainverb[T] (PROVIDE)to provide someone with food and whatever is necessary for them to live on: 供养;抚养;赡养 They barely earn enough to maintain themselves and their four children.他们赚的钱勉强够养活自己和4个孩子。 Giving, providing and supplying accommodate accommodate someone with something administer administration afford arm someone with something be good for somethingidiom dish hand something around hand something back hand something down hand something in outfit provision re-equip re-equipment reassign reassignment rebid render maintain | American Dictionarymaintain verb[ T ] us/meɪnˈteɪn/ maintainverb[T] (CONTINUE TO HAVE)to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: Despite living in different states, the two families have maintained a close friendship. You have to maintain a minimum balance in your checking account. maintainverb[T] (PRESERVE)to keep something in good condition: A large house costs a lot to maintain. maintainverb[T] (EXPRESS)to express strongly your belief that something is true: [ + (that) clause ]She maintains (that) she’s being criticized simply for telling the truth. maintain | Business Englishmaintain verb[ T ] uk /meɪnˈteɪn/us to make something continue in the same way or at the same level: Maintaining a company's brand and reputation requires a lot of hard work. Charities need only give 5% of proceeds each year to maintain a tax exemption. We have been able to maintain prices for our customers at their current level. The college has maintained links with similar institutions in other parts of the country. to keep a building, machine, road, etc. in good condition by checking it regularly and repairing it if necessary: The premises are clean and well maintained. Communication is made difficult by the poorly maintained road network. The commission operates and maintains 20 river bridges. FINANCE to make regular payments in order to support someone financially or to keep something that you already own: More and more people are struggling to afford the cost of maintaining a home. to say firmly that something is true: maintain (that)Senior accountants at the firm maintained they knew nothing of the transactions. Examples of maintainmaintain Tearless crying is about maintaining balance in the actual situation, to protect oneself and others by covering any observable emotions. With respect to public debt, we assume that the government maintains an exogenously fixed ratio of debt to output. The study has maintained an excellent retention rate (85 %), even two decades after the study. In this algorithm, robots move from one position to another without maintaining a formation during the motion. Here we show that oligodendrocytes harbor peroxisomes whose function are essential for maintaining white matter tracts throughout adult life. The dialogue manager maintains an information state to keep track of the information provided by the user. He then maintains this division through the remaining numbers, using the 'rhythmic characterisation' to heighten the conflict between the two sopranos. To the extent that these limitations are maintained, the profession benefits from legalist tactics of closure as discussed above. Even though women have effectively taken over the role of maintaining their families, they do not speak of this as a gain in gender equality. An invariant is a predicate on the state space that is maintained by all operations. Nevertheless, these languages were important to these children, especially for maintaining the bond with their families and communities. Since the force of a derogatory label must be maintained through repetition, it can be challenged through repetition as well. Usually a par ticipant maintains continued involvement in her or his individual activity while an outloud utterance is being produced. She maintains that the "emotion of minority status" (p. 47) is a powerful force in the sociohistorical context of the families studied. He maintains that it is essential to consider two different kinds of relations : clause-level and general functions. See all examples of maintain These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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