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。
• The server creates, maintains, and removes the temporary file.
  服务器创建、维护和删除临时文件。
• The data base management system is a group of programs that maintains the data base.
  数据库管理系统是一组操纵和管理数据库的程序。
• Frequently, there is a great deal of commonality among the systems an organization develops and maintains.
  通常，在一个组织开发和维护的系统中，存在着大量的可公用的部分。
• 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。
• Designs, builds and maintains web sites, and provides web technology solutions and services.
  设计，建造和维护网站，并提供网络技术解决方案和服务。
• This information is necessary for the technical staff that manages and maintains the data warehouse.
  该信息对于管理和维护数据仓库的技术人员来说是必要的。
• The government maintains the law.
  政府维护法律。
• She maintains her opinion in this respect.
  在这一方面她坚持个人主张。
• She maintains that the accusation is groundless.
  她坚持认为该指控是毫无根据的。