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maintain

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [meɪn'teɪn; mən'teɪnmeɪn'teɪn]
  • 美式音标 [meɪnˈteɪn]
  • 国际音标 [mein'tein]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt.维持；维修；保养；坚持；断言

词源解说

  • 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自盎格鲁法语的meintenir；最初源自拉丁语的manu tenere：manu (手） + tenere (握着，拿着），意为用手拿着。

词根记忆

  • main(主要) + tain(保持)→保持大体上的完好→维持；维修
  • main(=man，手) + tain(拿住)→用手拿着修理→维修
  • main(手) + tain(拿住)→用手牢牢握住→维持，保持
  • main(手) + tain(拿)→用手牢牢拿住→维持，保持
  • main(主要) + tain(保持)→保持完好→保养，维修

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    maintainable：可维持的；可主张的；可维修的。
  • n性质的同根词
    maintenance：维护，维修；保持；生活费用。
    maintainer：维修工；保持器。

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • maintain的基本意思是“保持”“继续”,指采取某种手段或措施保留一种有价值的东西,使其获得保养并维持良好状况,有时也指使事情能正常持续下去,引申可表示“坚持”“主张”“供给”“赡养”等。
  • maintain只用作及物动词,后面可接表示生命、法律、秩序、和平、友谊等名词作宾语; 也可接that从句,还可接以“to be+ adj .”充当补足语的复合宾语。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

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

    • S+～+that-clause

  • He maintained that he was not to be blamed.
    他坚持说他不应该受到责怪。

    • 用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +to be adj.

  • He maintained the policy to be wrong.
    他坚持认为这个政策是错误的。

词组短语

    用作动词 (v.)

    ～+名词

  • maintain a balance 保持平衡
  • maintain discipline 维持纪律
  • maintain distance 保持距离
  • maintain one 's ground against the enemy 坚持自己反对敌人的立场
  • maintain friendship 保持友谊

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (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.