maintain的中文翻譯是什麼意思
maintain
v. 維持，保持; 堅稱; 維修，保養; 供養
maintain的柯林斯釋義
VERB維持;保持
If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.
The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry...
這個部門與化工行業保持著眾多密切的聯絡。
Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.
要求自己與人交友並保持友誼。
VERB斷言;宣稱;堅稱
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.
He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes...
他堅稱這筆捐款將用於國際用途。
Prosecutors maintain no deal was made...
原告堅持說不存在任何交易。
VERB保持，維持（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.
The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
政府維持高利率的做法是正確的。
...action is required to ensure standards are maintained at as high a level as possible.
要求採取行動確保標準維持在儘量高的水平上。
VERB維修;保養
If you maintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.
...a tough campaign to force authorities to maintain roads properly...
迫使當局妥善維修道路的艱難鬥爭
The house costs a fortune to maintain...
維修這幢房子花銷不菲。
VERB供養;贍養
If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need.
He should pay and maintain you as well.
他得給你錢，還得供養你。
...the basic costs of maintaining a child.
撫養一個孩子的基本費用
maintain的英文釋義
Verb
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的同義詞辨析
assert, affirm, allege, maintain, testify, claim
這些動詞均含有"斷言，聲稱"之意。
- assert ：主觀意味強，指自認為某事就是如此，而不管事實如何。
- affirm ：側重在作出斷言時表現出的堅定與不可動搖的態度。
- allege ：多指無真憑實據，不提供證據的斷言或宣稱。
- maintain ：與assert近義，但前者指堅決維護某種主張或觀點。
- testify ：多指在法庭作證，莊嚴地宣稱自己所說屬實。
- claim ：可與assert換用，但語氣弱一些，側重指行為自己的權利提出要求他人承認。
maintain, conserve, preserve, save, store
這些動詞均有"儲存，儲藏"之意。
maintain的場景例句
The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat.
問題就是要維持心跳的規律性.
They maintain the closest relations with the masses and share their weal and woe.
他們和群眾血肉相連,休慼與共.
It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.
堅持這種主張顯然是沒有道理的.
It costs five thousand dollars a year to maintain this house.
管理維修這所房子,每年要花5000美元.
Whatever may betide, maintain your courage.
無論發生什麼事,都不要驚慌失措.