maintain的经典引文是：Let ours also learne to maintaine good workes..that they be not unfruitfull.出自：Bible (AV): Titus。maintain的词语用法是v.(动词)maintain的基本意思是“保持”“继续”,指采取某种手段或措施保留一种有价值的东西,使其获得保养并维持良好状况,有时也指使事情能正常持续下去,引申可表示“坚持”“主张”“供给”“赡养”等。maintain形容词:maintainable；名词:maintainability；过去式:maintained；过去分词:maintained；现在分词:maintaining；第三人称单数:maintains。
一、详尽释义点此查看maintain的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、词典解释
1.维持;保持
If youmaintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Push yourself to make friends and tomaintain the friendships.
要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。
2.断言;宣称;坚称
If you say that someonemaintains that something is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Prosecutorsmaintain no deal was made...
原告坚持说不存在任何交易。
3.保持，维持（在某一比率或水平上）
If youmaintain somethingat a particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level.
e.g. The government was right tomaintain interest rates at a high level.
政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。
e.g. ...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。
4.维修;保养
If youmaintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.
e.g. ...a tough campaign to force authorities tomaintain roads properly...
迫使当局妥善维修道路的艰难斗争
e.g. The house costs a fortune tomaintain...
维修这幢房子花销不菲。
5.供养;赡养
If youmaintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need.
e.g. He should pay andmaintain you as well.
他得给你钱，还得供养你。
e.g. ...the basic costs of maintaining a child.
抚养一个孩子的基本费用
四、例句
It is absolutely vital that food supplies should be maintained.
维持食物的供给是绝对必要的。
They also help us to maintain the machinery.
他们还帮助我们维修机器。
They tell the peasants in detail how to maintain the pumps.
他们详细地教给农民怎样保养抽水机。
It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.
坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。
He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management.
他断言,有效的管理没有捷径可走。
五、经典引文
Let ours also learne to maintaine good workes..that they be not unfruitfull.
出自：Bible (AV): Titus六、情景对话
存储
A：You have tomaintain a balance of ($10,000/ $100/ $5,000) in the account.
你必须保证有（1万美元/100美元/5千美元）的余额存储。
maintain的意思
B：I see.
我明白。
Savings Accounts-(储蓄帐户)
B：I like to open up a savings account please.
我想在这儿开一个储蓄帐户。
A：O.K. We offer a few different kinds.
好的，我们有很多种。
B：I want the one with the highest interest rate.
我要利息最高的这种。
A：That would be our Saver’s Plus account.
那可以试试我们的储值账户。
B：4.5%, that’s good. How much money do I have to keep in it to get that rate?
4.5%，不错。要开这种账户得存多少钱？
A：You have tomaintain a balance of $10,000 in the account or the rate drops to 3%.
你必须保证有1万美元的余额存储否则利率将降至3%。
B：All right. I’ll open one of those.
好的，我就开这种账户。
A：Just fill out these fomp3s, and I’ll be with you in one second.
请填表。我马上就来。
B：Thanks.
谢谢。
七、词源解说
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