maintain 音标拼音: [ment'en]
vt . 维修,保养;维持,保持;坚持,主张;供养,扶养
维修,保养;维持,保持;坚持,主张;供养,扶养
maintain 维护;保养;保留;保存;保持;检修
MNTN maintain *维护
maintain v 1 :
keep in a certain state ,
position ,
or activity ;
e .
g ., "
keep clean "; "
hold in place "; "
She always held herself as a lady "; "
The students keep me on my toes " [
synonym : {
keep },
{
maintain }, {
hold }]
2 :
keep in safety and protect from harm ,
decay ,
loss ,
or destruction ; "
We preserve these archeological findings "; "
The old lady could not keep up the building "; "
children must be taught to conserve our national heritage "; "
The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts " [
synonym : {
conserve },
{
preserve }, {
maintain }, {
keep up }]
3 :
supply with necessities and support ; "
She alone sustained her family "; "
The money will sustain our good cause "; "
There '
s little to earn and many to keep " [
synonym : {
sustain }, {
keep },
{
maintain }]
4 :
state categorically [
synonym : {
assert }, {
asseverate }, {
maintain }]
5 :
have and exercise ; "
wield power and authority " [
synonym : {
wield },
{
exert }, {
maintain }]
6 :
maintain for use and service ; "
I keep a car in the countryside "; "
She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips " [
synonym : {
keep }, {
maintain }]
7 :
maintain by writing regular records ; "
keep a diary ";
"
maintain a record "; "
keep notes " [
synonym : {
keep }, {
maintain }]
8 :
state or assert ; "
He maintained his innocence " [
synonym :
{
maintain }, {
defend }]
9 :
support against an opponent ; "
The appellate court upheld the verdict " [
synonym : {
uphold }, {
maintain }]
10 :
stick to correctly or closely ; "
The pianist kept time with the metronome "; "
keep count "; "
I cannot keep track of all my employees " [
synonym : {
observe }, {
keep }, {
maintain }]
Maintain \
Main *
tain \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Maintained };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Maintaining }.] [
OE .
maintenen ,
F .
maintenir ,
properly ,
to hold by the hand ;
main hand (
L .
manus )
F .
tenir to hold (
L .
tenere ).
See {
Manual },
and Tenable .]
1 .
To hold or keep in any particular state or condition ;
to support ;
to sustain ;
to uphold ;
to keep up ;
not to suffer to fail or decline ;
as ,
to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace ;
to maintain a fence or a railroad ;
to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach ;
to maintain the fertility of soil ;
to maintain present reputation .
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2 .
To keep possession of ;
to hold and defend ;
not to surrender or relinquish .
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God values . . .
every one as he maintains his post .
--
Grew .
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3 .
To continue ;
not to suffer to cease or fail .
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Maintain talk with the duke . --
Shak .
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4 .
To bear the expense of ;
to support ;
to keep up ;
to supply with what is needed .
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Glad ,
by his labor ,
to maintain his life .
--
Stirling .
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What maintains one vice would bring up two children .
--
Franklin .
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5 .
To affirm ;
to support or defend by argument .
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It is hard to maintain the truth ,
but much harder to be maintained by it . --
South .
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Syn :
To assert ;
vindicate ;
allege .
See {
Assert }.
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270 Moby Thesaurus words for "
maintain ":
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accommodate ,
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advocate ,
affirm ,
afford ,
afford support ,
allege ,
allege in support ,
announce ,
annunciate ,
answer ,
argue ,
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assert ,
assever ,
asseverate ,
assume ,
aver ,
avouch ,
avow ,
back ,
back up ,
be afraid ,
bear ,
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blow to ,
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brace ,
brook no denial ,
buoy up ,
buttress ,
care for ,
carry ,
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champion ,
claim ,
clothe ,
conceive ,
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consider ,
contend ,
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continue ,
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contribute ,
copyright ,
cork up ,
correct ,
counter ,
cradle ,
crutch ,
cultivate ,
cushion ,
daresay ,
declare ,
deem ,
defeat time ,
defend ,
defy time ,
donate ,
dwell ,
emphasize ,
endow ,
endure ,
enunciate ,
espouse ,
esteem ,
estimate ,
exist ,
expect ,
express ,
extend ,
fancy ,
fight for ,
fill ,
fill up ,
finance ,
find ,
fund ,
furnish ,
give ,
give support ,
go on ,
go treat ,
guard ,
guess ,
have ,
have a hunch ,
have an idea ,
have an impression ,
have an inkling ,
have the idea ,
hold ,
hold as ,
hold in ,
hold on ,
hold out ,
hold up ,
husband ,
imagine ,
inhibit ,
insist ,
insist on ,
insist upon ,
invest ,
issue a manifesto ,
judge ,
justify ,
keep ,
keep afloat ,
keep alive ,
keep going ,
keep in ,
keep intact ,
keep inviolate ,
keep on ,
keep safe ,
keep up ,
last ,
last long ,
last out ,
lay down ,
lend support ,
lengthen ,
live ,
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lock in ,
look after ,
look upon as ,
mainstay ,
make a plea ,
make available ,
make provision for ,
manage ,
manifesto ,
not destroy ,
not endanger ,
not expend ,
not use up ,
not waste ,
nurture ,
opine ,
patent ,
pay the bill ,
perdure ,
perennate ,
perpetuate ,
persist ,
persist in ,
pillow ,
plead for ,
predicate ,
prepare ,
present ,
preserve ,
press ,
presume ,
prevail ,
proclaim ,
profess ,
prolong ,
pronounce ,
prop ,
prop up ,
protect ,
protest ,
protract ,
provide ,
provide for ,
put ,
put it ,
rebut ,
reckon ,
recruit ,
rectify ,
refute ,
regard ,
register ,
reinforce ,
remain ,
replenish ,
reply ,
repress ,
respond ,
retain ,
right ,
riposte ,
run ,
run on ,
save ,
save up ,
say ,
say in defense ,
set down ,
set down as ,
set up ,
shore ,
shore up ,
shoulder ,
spare ,
speak ,
speak for ,
speak out ,
speak up ,
speak up for ,
stand ,
stand by ,
stand drinks ,
stand for ,
stand on ,
stand to ,
stand treat ,
stand up for ,
state ,
stay ,
stay on ,
stick to ,
stick up for ,
stock ,
store ,
stress ,
submit ,
subsidize ,
subsist ,
subvention ,
subventionize ,
supply ,
support ,
suppose ,
suppress ,
surmise ,
survive ,
suspect ,
sustain ,
take ,
take care of ,
take for ,
take it ,
take no denial ,
tarry ,
testify ,
think ,
tide over ,
treat ,
treat to ,
trow ,
underbrace ,
undergird ,
underlie ,
underpin ,
underset ,
upbear ,
uphold ,
upkeep ,
urge ,
urge reasons for ,
view as ,
vindicate ,
vouchsafe ,
warrant ,
wear ,
wear well ,
ween ,
yield
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