maintain
英 [meɪn'teɪn; mən'teɪn]
美[men'ten]
	    - vt. 维持;继续;维修;主张;供养
 
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。
 
牛津词典
- (formal)She maintained a dignified silence.
 - 她一言不发,以保持尊严。
 
牛津词典
- to maintain prices (= prevent them falling or rising)
 - 维持价格的稳定
 
牛津词典
- The house is large and difficult to maintain.
 - 房子很大,难以养护。
 
牛津词典
- 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。
 
牛津词典
- She has always maintained her innocence .
 - 她一直坚持说她是无辜的。
 
牛津词典
- 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。
 
牛津词典
- 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。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Prosecutors maintain no deal was made...
 - 原告坚持说不存在任何交易。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...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
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The house costs a fortune to maintain...
 - 维修这幢房子花销不菲。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He should pay and maintain you as well.
 - 他得给你钱,还得供养你。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the basic costs of maintaining a child.
 - 抚养一个孩子的基本费用
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- How many boys and girls are there in your class?
 - 你班有多少男生和女生?
 
期刊摘选
- 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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