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
- v.動詞
- 1. cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue:
the need to maintain close links between industry and schools
- 2. keep (something) at the same level or rate:
agricultural prices will have to be maintained
- 3. 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
- 4. provide with necessities for life or existence:
the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child
- 5. keep (a military unit) supplied with equipment and other requirements:
an English garrison was maintained there in the seventeenth century
- 6. give one's support to; uphold:
the king swears he will maintain the laws of God
- 7. 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
n. (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
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n. (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
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adj. (of a school) funded by central rather than local government, and self-governing.
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adj. kept in good order or condition:
neat houses and well-maintained streets
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- IPA[meɪnˈteɪn]
英式
- v.cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue:
- the need to maintain close links between industry and schools
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