maintain
释义
v. 保持；坚持认为；维护；供养
自然拼读
词态
现在分词：maintaining
第三人称单数：maintains
过去式：maintained
过去分词：maintained
例句
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标准下降。
The company is responsible for maintaining public telephone boxes.
这家公司负责维护公共电话亭。。
Careers Officers maintain contact with young people when they have left school.
年轻人离开学校以后，职业指导员和他们保持联系。
How can we maintain control of spending?
我们如何保持对开支的控制？
Britain wants to maintain its position as a world power.
英国想保持其世界强国的地位。
How can you maintain a family on 900 a month?
每月900美元怎么能维持一家人的生活？
A lot depends on building and maintaining a good relationship with your customers.
和顾客建立并保持良好关系很重要，很多事情要取决于此。
The hotel prides itself on maintaining high standards.
这家酒店以保持高标准而自豪。
词组
maintain discipline
维持纪律
maintain in
维持…；保持…
maintain order
维持秩序
maintain world peace
维护世界和平
maintain contact with
与...保持联系
近义
vt.维持；继续；维修；主张；供养
pursue
submit
sustain
advocate
service
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真题
考纲分布
v. 维持; 保持
v. 供养
考纲释义
v. 维持; 保持
真题例句
Has Mary had maintained the wish since childhood?
玛丽从小就坚持这个愿望吗?
[2021 盘锦市卷 完成句子]
v. 供养
真题例句
Who is going to pay to maintain the golf course?
谁来支付高尔夫球场的维修费用?
[2020 杭州卷 阅读理解]
考纲分布
v. 维持; 保持
考纲释义
v. 维持; 保持
真题例句
The "ecological footprint" concept measures the total amount of environmental input needed to maintain a given lifestyle.
“生态足迹”概念衡量的是维持特定生活方式所需的环境投入总量。
[2021 北京卷 阅读理解]
Just in time for the trial performance, I was able to maintain power in my singing despite the switch to a head voice.
正好赶上试演，尽管改成了头声，我还是能够保持歌唱的力量。
[2021 天津卷 完形填空]
Residential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University.
住宅建筑必须保持一种支持大学学术使命的氛围。
[2015 天津卷 阅读理解]
备考派生词
maintenance
n. 维持；保持；供养；扶养；维护；养护；生活费；包揽诉讼罪；非法资助诉讼罪
1 ...Another reason why teachers should maintain a formal students with their students is to avoid real and perceived bias...
2017.12 CET4 写作题
2 ...One reason to maintain a formal distance between students and teachers is to highlight the instructor’s role as an authority figure...
2017.12 CET4 写作题
3 ...By six o'clock that evening I had signed contracts with seven companies to rent plants from me and pay me a fee to maintain them...
2008.6 CET4 听力题
4 ...Although some magazines will maintain national audiences...
2008.6 CET4 阅读理解
5 ...relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy...
2014.6 CET4 阅读理解
6 ...while still trying to maintain its soul...
2011.6 CET4 阅读理解
7 ...which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage...
2008.12 CET6 阅读理解
8 ...strong will is an important condition or role of the success the individual should desire to maintain forever...
2011.12 CET4 写作题
9 ...There were no longer enough fish in the sea for the stock to maintain itself...
2016.6 CET6 阅读理解
10 ...Attracting the brightest and most ambitious postgraduate and research students is critical if the UK is to maintain its quality reputation for research...
2013.12 CET4 阅读理解
11 ...it relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy...
2014.6 CET4 阅读理解
12 ...In the absence of societal pressures to maintain pair-bonds...
2013.6 CET4 阅读理解
13 ...Do you still maintain that...
2011.6 CET6 听力题
14 ...maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-in-hand with economic development...
2016.6 CET6 阅读理解