maintain

maintainmaintainD.J.:[meinˈtein]K.K.:[menˈten]vt.1.■保持; 继续The two countries have maintained friendly relations for many years.两国多年来一直保持着友好的关系。Food is necessary to maintain life.食物是维持生命所必需的。2.■保养, 维护3.■坚持; 主张She maintains that the accusation is groundless.她坚持该指控是毫无根据的。He maintained the policy to be wrong.他坚持认为这个政策是错误的。4.■供给; 赡养He has to maintain his wife and two children.他必须养活妻子和两个孩子。

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maintain[mein'tein]vt.1.■保持；保存；维持；持续；使继续：He maintained his rights.他维护了自己的权利。We must maintain friendly relations with them.我们必须和他们保持友好关系。2.■保养；维修，维护；养护：The trucks have to be constantly maintained.卡车必须经常得到保养。a well-maintained machinery维修得好的机器3.■坚持，坚守：I maintained my opinion.我坚持自己的意见。John maintained his innocence.约翰力辩无罪。4.■保持特别的状态、位置等5.■捍卫(主张、意见等)，拥护，支持6.■赡养，供养；扶养，负担：He is too poor to maintain his family.他太穷无法养活家人。My son can maintain himself now.我儿子现在能自食其力了。7.■断言，主张，宣称8.■保卫，守住9.■(为了特殊疗效而)给…服用维持剂量的毒品近义词support

maintainmaintain[menˈtein]vt.1.■保持; 维持; 继续2.■供养; 扶养3.■维修, 保养(机器、道路等)4.■坚持, 维护; 主张, 拥护5.■运用[转], 开动, 操作maintain a highway保养公路maintain one's family养家maintain that the theory is wrong坚持说那理论是错误的maintain oneself自立maintain...onto...把...固定在...上

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继承用法maintainableadj.1.■可维持的2.■可供养的3.■可主张的

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参考词汇见support;