maintains

英 [meɪnˈteɪnz]

美 [meɪnˈteɪnz]

v.  维持; 保持; 维修; 保养; 坚持(意见); 固执己见
maintain的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 维持;保持
  If youmaintainsomething, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.
  1. 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。
  2. Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.
     要求自己与人交友并保持友谊。
  3. ...the emergency powers to try to maintain law and order.
     维持法律秩序的应急权力
• VERB 断言;宣称;坚称
  If you say that someonemaintains thatsomething is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them.
  1. 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。
  2. Prosecutors maintain no deal was made...
     原告坚持说不存在任何交易。
  3. 'Not all feminism has to be like this,' Jo maintains...
     “女性主义不必全然如此，”乔断言。
  4. He had always maintained his innocence.
     他始终坚称自己是无辜的。
• VERB 保持，维持（在某一比率或水平上）
  If youmaintainsomethingata particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level.
  1. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
     政府维持高利率的做法是正确的。
  2. ...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。
• VERB 维修;保养
  If youmaintaina road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.
  1. ...a tough campaign to force authorities to maintain roads properly...
     迫使当局妥善维修道路的艰难斗争
  2. The house costs a fortune to maintain...
     维修这幢房子花销不菲。
  3. The cars are getting older and less well-maintained.
     车越来越旧，保养得也越来越差。
• VERB 供养;赡养
  If youmaintainsomeone, you provide them with money and other things that they need.
  1. He should pay and maintain you as well.
     他得给你钱，还得供养你。
  2. ...the basic costs of maintaining a child.
     抚养一个孩子的基本费用

双语例句

• The kitchen maintains a twenty-four hour service and can be contacted via Reception
  厨房提供24小时餐饮服务，可通过前台进行联系。
• 'Not all feminism has to be like this,' Jo maintains
  “女性主义不必全然如此，”乔断言。
• Retired from office, Lao Wang still maintains the same vigour as in the years of revolutionary war.
  老王解甲归田后，仍保持着革命战争时期的那么一股劲。
• This markup language defines and maintains a standard XML-based framework for creating and exchanging security information between online partners.
  这种标记语言定义并保持了一种基于XML的标准框架，用于在在线合作伙伴之间创建和交换安全信息。
• She maintains her opinion in this respect.
  在这一方面她坚持个人主张。
• It also maintains the access permissions and other specific properties associated with the groups and the members.
  它还维护访问权限和其他与组及成员关联的特定属性。
• The company maintains a high degree of liquidity.
  公司保持着很高的资产折现度。
• Registry service maintains a database of all the principal, group and account information for a cell.
  注册表服务为一个单元的所有主体、组和帐户信息维护一个数据库。
• He's a man of great knowledge, but he always maintains an attitude of modesty.
  他知识丰富，但总是保持谦逊的态度。
• He maintains that everything is going according to plan.
  他坚称一切都在按计划进行。