maintain

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

• 英式音標(biāo) [me?n'te?n; m?n'te?nme?n'te?n]
• 美式音標(biāo) [me?n?te?n]
• 國(guó)際音標(biāo) [mein'tein]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• vt.維持；維修；保養(yǎng)；堅(jiān)持；斷言

詞源解說(shuō)

• 13世紀(jì)中期進(jìn)入英語(yǔ)，直接源自盎格魯法語(yǔ)的meintenir；最初源自拉丁語(yǔ)的manu tenere：manu (手） + tenere (握著，拿著），意為用手拿著。

詞根記憶

• main(主要) + tain(保持)→保持大體上的完好→維持；維修
• main(=man，手) + tain(拿住)→用手拿著修理→維修
• main(手) + tain(拿住)→用手牢牢握住→維持，保持
• main(手) + tain(拿)→用手牢牢拿住→維持，保持
• main(主要) + tain(保持)→保持完好→保養(yǎng)，維修

同根派生

• adj性質(zhì)的同根詞

  maintainable：可維持的；可主張的；可維修的。

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  maintenance：維護(hù)，維修；保持；生活費(fèi)用。

  maintainer：維修工；保持器。

• maintain相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

v. (動(dòng)詞)

• maintain的基本意思是“保持”“繼續(xù)”,指采取某種手段或措施保留一種有價(jià)值的東西,使其獲得保養(yǎng)并維持良好狀況,有時(shí)也指使事情能正常持續(xù)下去,引申可表示“堅(jiān)持”“主張”“供給”“贍養(yǎng)”等。
• maintain只用作及物動(dòng)詞,后面可接表示生命、法律、秩序、和平、友誼等名詞作賓語(yǔ); 也可接that從句,還可接以“to be+ adj .”充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)。

• maintain使用方法
• maintain詳細(xì)辨析

英漢例句

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)

用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+～+ n./pron.

• Food is necessary to maintain life.
  食物是維持生命所必需的。

S+～+that-clause

• He maintained that he was not to be blamed.
  他堅(jiān)持說(shuō)他不應(yīng)該受到責(zé)怪。

用作賓補(bǔ)動(dòng)詞: S+～+ n./pron. +to be adj.

• He maintained the policy to be wrong.
  他堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為這個(gè)政策是錯(cuò)誤的。

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詞組短語(yǔ)

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)

～+名詞

• maintain a balance 保持平衡
• maintain discipline 維持紀(jì)律
• maintain distance 保持距離
• maintain one 's ground against the enemy 堅(jiān)持自己反對(duì)敵人的立場(chǎng)
• maintain friendship 保持友誼

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• (CONTINUE TO HAVE) to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less
• (KEEP IN GOOD CONDITION) to keep a road, machine, building, etc. in good condition
• (EXPRESS) to express firmly your belief that something is true
• (PROVIDE) to provide someone with food and whatever is necessary for them to live on

柯林斯英英字典

• If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.
• If you say that someone maintains that something is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them.
• If you maintain something at a particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level.
• If you maintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary.
• If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need.

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