maintain
- IPA[meɪnˈteɪn]
英式
- cause or enable (a condition or situation) 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
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動詞
- 1. cause or enable (a condition or situation) 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 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
- (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
- (of a school) funded by central rather than local government, and self-governing.
Oxford Dictionary
- kept in good order or condition: neat houses and well-maintained streets
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[mānˈtān]
美式
- cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue: the need to maintain close links between industry and schools
Oxford American Dictionary
