| 单词 | maintain |
| 释义 | maintain[mein'tein]vt. 维持, 维修, 保持, 坚持, 供养, 主张【化】 维修 maintain main.tain AHD: [m³n-t³n“] D.J. [me!n6te!n]K.K. [men6ten]v.tr.（及物动词） main.tained,main.tain.ing,main.tains 1. To keep up or carry on; continue:维持或保持；继续：maintain good relations.维持良好的关系2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:保持存在的状态；坚持或保持：maintain one's composure.保持冷静3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:保养：使…保持在良好的修缮和效率状态中：maintain two cars.保养两辆小汽车4. To provide for; support:扶养；支持：maintain a family.供养家庭5. To keep in existence; sustain:使存在；支撑：enough food to maintain life.足够维持生命的食物6. To defend or hold against criticism or attack:保卫或抵制批评或进攻：maintained his stand on taxes.维护他在税收上的立场7. To declare to be true; affirm:断言；主张：maintained her innocence.坚持她的清白无辜语源:1. Middle English maintainen 中古英语 maintainen 2. from Old French maintenir 源自 古法语 maintenir 3. from Medieval Latin manuten¶re 源自 中世纪拉丁语 manuten¶re 4. from Latin man&9{¿ ten¶re} [to hold in the hand] 源自 拉丁语 man&9{¿ ten¶re} [拿在手中] 5. man&9{¿} [ablative of] manus [hand] * see man- 2man&9{¿} [] manus的夺格 [手] *参见 man- 26. ten¶re [to hold] * see ten- ten¶re [坚持] *参见 ten- 继承用法:maintain”abil“ity n.（名词）maintain“able adj.（形容词）maintain“er n.（名词） |
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