maintain

【发音】
美 /men'ten/ 英 /meɪn'teɪn/
【翻译】
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v.维持;主张
英释:to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before
【记忆】
main(主要) + tain(保持) → 保持大体上的完好 → 维持; 维修
【短语】
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maintain in : 维持…;保持…
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maintain order : 维持秩序
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maintain world peace : 维护世界和平
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maintain contact with : 与...保持联系
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maintain discipline : 维持纪律
【例句】
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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。
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Britain wants to maintain its position as a world power.
英国想保持其世界强国的地位。
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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。
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The hotel prides itself on maintaining high standards.
这家酒店以保持高标准而自豪。
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How can we maintain control of spending?
我们如何保持对开支的控制?
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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。
【真题例句】
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(2017.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...Another reason why teachers should maintain a formal students with their students is to avoid real and perceived bias...
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(2017.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...One reason to maintain a formal distance between students and teachers is to highlight the instructor’s role as an authority figure...
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(2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy...
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(2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...In the absence of societal pressures to maintain pair-bonds...
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(2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Attracting the brightest and most ambitious postgraduate and research students is critical if the UK is to maintain its quality reputation for research...
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(2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...while still trying to maintain its soul...
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(2011.12 • CET4 • • 写作题)...strong will is an important condition or role of the success the individual should desire to maintain forever...
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(2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...Although some magazines will maintain national audiences...
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(2008.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...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...
【同、近义词】
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vt.维持;继续;维修;主张;供养
pursue/submit/sustain/advocate/service/
【同根词】
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adj
maintainable : 可维持的;可主张的;可维修的
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n
maintenance : 维护,维修;保持;生活费用
maintainer : 维修工;保持器