英汉词典

maintain 基本解释

• vt. 维持；继续；维修；主张；供养

maintain 词态变化

maintain 中文词源

来自古法语maintenir,保持，维持，来自拉丁语manu tenere,握在手上，控制，来自manu,手，词源同manual,tenere,握住，词源同tenure,contain.引申多种词义。

maintain 英文词源

maintain

maintain: [13] Etymologically, maintain means ‘hold in the hand’. It comes via Old French maintenir from Vulgar Latin *manūtenēre ‘support’, a compound verb formed from manū, the ablative case of manus ‘hand’, and tenēre ‘hold’. The derivative maintenance [14] comes from Old French.
=> maintenance, manual, tenant

maintain (v.)

mid-13c., "to practice habitually," from Anglo-French meintenir (Old French maintenir, 12c.) "keep (a wife), sustain; persevere in, practice continually," from Latin manu tenere "hold in the hand," from manu, ablative of manus "hand" (see manual) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "to carry on, keep up" is from mid-14c.; that of "to keep oneself, to support" is from late 14c. Sense of "to defend in speech" is from mid-14c. Related: Maintained; maintaining; maintains.

maintain 英文释义

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

"hold in place"

"She always held herself as a lady"

"The students keep me on my toes"

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

"We preserve these archeological findings"

"The old lady could not keep up the building"

"children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"

"The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

3. supply with necessities and support;

"She alone sustained her family"

"The money will sustain our good cause"

"There's little to earn and many to keep"

4. state categorically

5. of power or authority

6. maintain for use and service;

"I keep a car in the countryside"

"She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

7. maintain by writing regular records;

"keep a diary"

"maintain a record"

"keep notes"

8. state or assert;

"He maintained his innocence"

9. support against an opponent;

"The appellate court upheld the verdict"

10. observe correctly or closely;

"The pianist kept time with the metronome"

"keep count"

"I cannot keep track of all my employees"

maintain 同义词解析

assert, affirm, allege, maintain, testify, claim

这些动词均含有"断言，声称"之意。

assert：主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。

affirm：侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。

allege：多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。

maintain：与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。

testify：多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。

claim：可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。

maintain, conserve, preserve, save, store

这些动词均有"保存，储藏"之意。

maintain： 指保持原样，不增不减

conserve： 较正式用词，指小心地使用难以补充的资源或贵重物，免遭浪费或毁坏，以备不时之需。

preserve： 侧重将物品完好无损地保存下来。

save： 普通用词，指尽量少用，以争取数量上有所增加。

store： 普通用词，指将物品存放，以备将来使用。

maintain 双语例句

1. In New Zealand, the Maori people maintain a strong cultural tradition.

在新西兰，毛利人保持着深厚的文化传统。

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2. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.

政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。

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3. The psychiatrist must learn to maintain an unusual degree of objectivity.

精神科医生务必要学会保持超乎寻常的客观态度。

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4. She could not maintain her balance and moved in a wobbly fashion.

她无法保持平衡，走路颤颤巍巍。

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5. His critics maintain that he's responsible for many of Algeria's ills.

他的批评者们坚持认为他应该为阿尔及利亚所面临的许多难题负责任。

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maintain 实用场景例句

to maintain law and order/standards/a balance

维持治安；保持水平 / 平衡

牛津词典

The two countries have always maintained close relations.

这两个国家一直保持着密切关系。

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(formal)She maintained a dignified silence.

她一言不发，以保持尊严。

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to maintain prices (= prevent them falling or rising)

维持价格的稳定

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The house is large and difficult to maintain.

房子很大，难以养护。

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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。

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She has always maintained her innocence .

她一直坚持说她是无辜的。

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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。

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The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry...

这个部门与化工行业保持着众多密切的联系。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.

要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。

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He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes...

他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途。

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Prosecutors maintain no deal was made...

原告坚持说不存在任何交易。

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The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.

政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。

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...action is required to ensure standards are maintained at as high a level as possible.

要求采取行动确保标准维持在尽量高的水平上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a tough campaign to force authorities to maintain roads properly...

迫使当局妥善维修道路的艰难斗争

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The house costs a fortune to maintain...

维修这幢房子花销不菲。

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He should pay and maintain you as well.

他得给你钱，还得供养你。

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...the basic costs of maintaining a child.

抚养一个孩子的基本费用

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How many boys and girls are there in your class?

你班有多少男生和女生?

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The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat.

问题就是要维持心跳的规律性.

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