maintain
🇺🇸
/meɪnˈteɪn/
🇬🇧
/meɪnˈteɪn/
verb
B2
to keep something the same
You need to maintain a healthy diet to stay well.
你需要保持健康的饮食来保持健康。
B2
to keep something working well by fixing it
It's important to maintain your car so it runs safely.
保养你的汽车很重要，这样它才能安全行驶。
B2
to provide what someone needs to live
He works hard to maintain his family.
他努力工作来养家糊口。
B2
to keep saying something is true
She continues to maintain that she is right.
她继续坚称自己是对的。
translation
保持, 维护, 供养, 坚持
词形变化
3rd Present
maintains
Past
maintained
Perfect
maintained
Progressive
maintaining