maintain
- IPA[mānˈtān]
美式
- cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue；keep (something) at the same level or rate
verb: maintain, 3rd person present: maintains, gerund or present participle: maintaining, past tense: maintained, past participle: maintained
- 釋義
- 相關詞
動詞
- 1. cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue the need to maintain close links between industry and schools 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ keep (something) at the same level or rate agricultural prices will have to be maintained
- ▪ keep (a building, machine, or road) in good condition or in working order by checking or repairing it regularly the Department for Transport is responsible for maintaining the main roads in England 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. provide with necessities for life or existence the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ keep (a military unit) supplied with equipment and other requirements an English garrison was maintained there in the seventeenth century 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ archaic give one's support to; uphold the king swears he will maintain the laws of God 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. state something strongly to be the case; assert he has always maintained his innocence he had persistently maintained that he would not stand against his old friend 同義詞 反義詞
- (in England and Wales) a school that is funded by a local education authority: parents across the country breathed a sigh of relief as plans to harmonize term dates for all maintained schools were unveiled
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a school) funded by central rather than local government, and self-governing.
Oxford Dictionary
- (in England and Wales) a school that is funded by a local education authority: parents across the country breathed a sigh of relief as plans to harmonize term dates for all maintained schools were unveiled
Oxford Dictionary
- kept in good order or condition: neat houses and well-maintained streets
Oxford Dictionary
- 更多解釋
- IPA[meɪnˈteɪn]
英式
- cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue: the need to maintain close links between industry and schools
Oxford Dictionary
