单词 | maintain |
释义 | maintain /mem'tem; men'ten/ vt 1 [VP6A] keep up; retain; continue: 保持; 维持;继续: ~ friendly relations (with...); (与…) 保持友好关系; ~ prices, keep them steady; 保持物价的平稳; ~ law and order, 维持治安; ~ a speed of 60. miles an hour. 保凭一小房六十哩的速车 The improvement in his health is being ~ed. 他的健康仍然继续在进步中。 ~ an open mind on sth, be ready to listen to and consider the views of others on a subject. 愿意听取他人对某事的意见。 2 [VP6A] support: 供给; 赡养: ~ a son at the university; 供给一个儿子读大学; neglect to ~ one's family. 忽略赡养家属。 Can you ~ my daughter (ie if you marry her) in the style she has been accustomed to? 徐能供养我的女儿 (如果你娶了她) 过她所习惯的那种生活吗? ”'s difficult to ~ a family on £30 a week. 每周三十镑难以赡养一个家庭。 3 [VP6A, 9, 25] assert as true: 坚持; 主张: ~ one's innocence; 坚持自己的无辜; ~ that one is innocent of a charge. 坚持自己对某项罪名是无辜的。 4 [VP6A] keep in good repair or working order: 保养: ~ the roads. 保养道路。 5 [VP6A] defend: 维护: ~ one's rights. 维护自己的权利。 ~able /-sbl; -abl/ adj that can be ~ed. 可维持的; 可支持的; 可维护的。 |
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