查词 - maintains

maintain

meɪnˈteɪn verb

1

MAKE STH CONTINUE

使某事继续

to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before 保持; 维持

Careers Officers maintain contact with young people when they have left school.

年轻人离开学校以后，职业指导员继续和他们保持联系。

Britain wants to maintain its position as a world power.

英国想保持其世界强国的地位。

A lot depends on building and maintaining a good relationship with your customers.

很多都要靠和顾客建立并保持良好关系。

The hotel prides itself on maintaining high standards.

这家酒店以保持高标准而自豪。

How can we maintain control of spending?

我们如何保持对开支的控制？

2

LEVEL/RATE

水平/速度

to make a level or rate of activity, movement etc stay the same 保持〔水平或速度〕

It is important to maintain a constant temperature inside the greenhouse.

使温室内的温度保持恒定很重要。

This is the most efficient way to build up and maintain a reasonable level of physical fitness.

要让身体达到一定的健康水平并保持下去，这是最有效的办法。

3

SAY

说

to strongly express your belief that something is true 坚持认为，坚持说…;

maintain (that)

Critics maintain that these reforms will lead to a decline in educational standards.

批评者坚称这些改革会导致教育水平下降。

maintain your innocence (say that you did not commit a crime) 坚持自己是无辜的

He maintained his innocence and said the allegations were ‘ridiculous’.

他坚持自己是无辜的，称这些指控很“荒谬”。

4

LOOK AFTER STH

照料某物

to keep a machine, building etc in good condition by checking and repairing it regularly 维护，保养〔机器、建筑物等〕

The report found that safety equipment had been very poorly maintained.

报告说安全设备保养很差。

The company is responsible for maintaining public telephone boxes.

这家公司负责维护公共电话亭。

5

PROVIDE MONEY/FOOD

提供钱/食物

to provide someone with the things they need, such as money or food 供养，赡养;

How can you maintain a family on $900 a month?

你每月 900 美元怎么能维持一家人的生活？