單詞釋義
vt.
•維持；持續；使繼續：
•He maintained his rights.
•他維護了自己的權利。
•We must maintain friendly relations with them.
•我們必須和他們保持友好關係。
•保養；維修，維護；養護：
•The trucks have to be constantly maintained.
•卡車必須經常得到保養。
•a well-maintained machinery
•維修得好的機器
•堅持，堅守：
•I maintained my opinion.
•我堅持自己的意見。
•John maintained his innocence.
•約翰力辯無罪。
•He is too poor to maintain his family.
•他太窮無法養活家人。
•My son can maintain himself now.
•我兒子現在能自食其力了。
•斷言，主張，宣稱
•保衛，守住
•(為了特殊療效而)給…服用維持劑量的毒品
短語
maintain in 維持…;保持…
maintain order 維持秩序
maintain world peace 維護世界和平
maintain contact with 與...保持聯繫
maintain discipline 維持紀律
例句
Whatever betides,maintain your courage. 無論發生什麼事，都要保持你的勇氣。
Policemen preserve [maintain] order in the streets. 警察在街上維持秩序。
In this example we maintain only one copy of the data. 在這個例子中，我們僅維護數據的一個副本。
