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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   maintain

   • IPA[mānˈtān]

   美式

   • v.
     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

2. • 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 同義詞 continue, keep, keep going, keep up, keep alive, ... 更多keep in existence, carry on, preserve, conserve, prolong, perpetuate, sustain, bolster (up), prop up, retain, support, bear反義詞 break off
   • ▪ 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 keep in good condition, keep in repair, keep up, service, rebuild, ... 更多conserve, preserve, keep intact, care for, take good care of, look after反義詞 neglect
   • 2. provide with necessities for life or existence the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child 同義詞 support, provide for, keep, finance, nurture, ... 更多feed, nourish, sustain反義詞 neglect
   • ▪ keep (a military unit) supplied with equipment and other requirements an English garrison was maintained there in the seventeenth century 同義詞 support, provide for, keep, finance, nurture, ... 更多feed, nourish, sustain反義詞 neglect
   • ▪ archaic give one's support to; uphold the king swears he will maintain the laws of God 同義詞 uphold, defend, fight for, champion, support, ... 更多back, advocate反義詞 abandon
   • 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 insist (on), declare, assert, protest, state, ... 更多aver, say, announce, affirm, avow, profess, claim, allege, contend, argue, swear (to), hold to, rareasseverate反義詞 deny

   maintained school

   • 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

   Oxford American Dictionary

   maintained school

   • 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

   Oxford Dictionary

   well maintained

   • adj.
     kept in good order or condition: neat houses and well-maintained streets

   Oxford Dictionary

   grant-maintained

   • adj.
     (of a school) funded by central rather than local government, and self-governing.

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   maintain

   • IPA[meɪnˈteɪn]

   英式

   • v.
     cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue: the need to maintain close links between industry and schools

   Oxford Dictionary