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单词 maintain
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maintain

Having a strong core will help you to maintain a good running technique.This is also a good way to maintain a clump that has naturally died out in the middle.One possible reason why exercise and diet help to keep the brain healthy is they maintain good blood flow.She has always maintained her innocence.For this reason I try to maintain good physical form.Washington had always maintained he stood above party.Austria will maintain and defend this with all means at her disposal.Set goals focusing on maintaining good health habits.Thus the winds maintain the conditions that set them blowing in the first place.He had always maintained close links with his homeland.Keep the weights high while maintaining good technique.The trick is to maintain your condition as much as you can.Keep the weights heavy but maintain good technique throughout.Maintaining peak physical condition is essential in my sport.It also benefited patients with other heart conditions while maintaining healthy blood pressure.Keep the weights heavy but maintain good technique.He maintains that the conditions which sustain life are not infinite.He served 16 months in jail but has always maintained his innocence.This is really important if we are to maintain good, constructive relationships between colleagues.The difference was that all those players were much younger and thus could do the tracking and defending required to maintain a modicum of balance.The Wales manager will be constantly reminding his players of the need to maintain concentration while defending for lengthy spells.I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it.

In other languages
maintain

British English: maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ VERB
If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker.
I maintained contact with them for years.
  • American English: maintain
  • Arabic: يَصُونُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: manter
  • Chinese: 维持
  • Croatian: održavati
  • Czech: udržovat v pořádku
  • Danish: bevare
  • Dutch: onderhouden behouden
  • European Spanish: mantener preservar
  • Finnish: ylläpitää
  • French: maintenir
  • German: erhalten
  • Greek: συντηρώ
  • Italian: mantenere
  • Japanese: 維持する
  • Korean: 유지하다
  • Norwegian: opprettholde
  • Polish: utrzymać
  • European Portuguese: manter
  • Romanian: a menține
  • Russian: поддерживать
  • Latin American Spanish: mantener sostener
  • Swedish: underhålla serva
  • Thai: ดูแลรักษา
  • Turkish: sürdürmek
  • Ukrainian: зберігати
  • Vietnamese: duy trì

Chinese translation of 'maintain'

maintain

(meɪnˈteɪn)

vt

  1. (= preserve) [friendship, peace] 保持 (bǎochí)
  2. (= keep up) [momentum, output] 维(維)持 (wéichí)
  3. (= look after) [building, equipment] 保养(養) (bǎoyǎng)
  4. (= affirm) [belief, opinion, innocence] 坚(堅)持 (jiānchí)
  5. (= provide for) [dependant] 赡(贍)养(養) (shànyǎng)
    to maintain that ... 坚(堅)称(稱) ... (jiānchēng ... )
    to maintain o.s. 养(養)活自己 (yǎnghuó zìjǐ)
(verb) 
Definition
to sustain or keep up a particular level or speed
You should always maintain your friendships.
Synonyms
continue
Outside the hall, people continued their vigil.
retain
He retains a deep respect for the profession.
preserve
We will do everything we can to preserve peace.
sustain
carry on
keep
We want to keep as many players as we can.
keep up
prolong
He said foreign military aid was prolonging the war.
uphold
nurture
conserve
perpetuate
This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.
Opposites
end
,
finish
,
drop
,
give up
,
conclude
,
suspend
,
abolish
,
terminate
,
break off
,
relinquish
,
discontinue
(verb) 
Definition
to assert
Prosecutors maintain that no deal was made.
Synonyms
assert
We assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
state
Clearly state your address and telephone number.
hold
She holds that it is not admissible to ordain women.
claim
He claimed that it was a conspiracy against him.
insist
He insisted that he was acting out of compassion.
declare
He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.
allege
The accused is alleged to have killed a man.
contend
The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.
affirm
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
profess
He professed that he was content with the arrangements.
avow
a public statement avowing neutrality
aver
Her friends aver that men find her fascinating.
asseverate (formal)
Opposites
disavow
(verb) 
Definition
to keep in proper or good condition
The house costs a fortune to maintain.
Synonyms
look after
care for
take care of
finance
conserve
The factory has closed over the weekend to conserve energy.
keep in good condition
(verb) 
Definition
to enable a person to have the money, food and other things he or she needs to live
the basic costs of maintaining a child
Synonyms
support
I have children to support, and a home to be maintained.
look after
keep
She kept many foster children over the years.
finance
new taxes to finance increased military expenditure
feed
Feeding a hungry family is expensive.
sustain
He has sustained his fierce social conscience.
take care of
provide for
nurture
Seema's interest in literature was nurtured by her parents.
nourish
This attitude has been carefully nourished by a small group of journalists and scholars.
(verb) 
Definition
to defend against contradiction
Synonyms
support
He supported the hardworking people.
back
He is backed by the civic movement.
champion
He passionately championed the poor.
defend
The members of the committee strongly defended their decision.
justify
This decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
advocate
They advocate fewer government controls on business.
fight for
stand by
uphold
upholding the artist's right to creative freedom
argue for
vindicate
Subsequent events vindicated his policy.
plead for
take up the cudgels for
Opposites
abandon
, desert

Additional synonyms

in the sense of advocate
Definition
to recommend a course of action publicly
They advocate fewer government controls on business.
Synonyms
recommend,
support,
champion,
encourage,
propose,
favour,
defend,
promote,
urge,
advise,
justify,
endorse,
campaign for,
prescribe,
speak for,
uphold,
press for,
argue for,
commend,
plead for,
espouse,
countenance,
hold a brief for (informal)
in the sense of affirm
Definition
to declare to be true
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
Synonyms
declare,
state,
maintain,
swear,
assert,
testify,
pronounce,
certify,
attest,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal),
avouch
in the sense of allege
Definition
to state without proof
The accused is alleged to have killed a man.
Synonyms
claim,
hold,
charge,
challenge,
state,
maintain,
advance,
declare,
assert,
uphold,
put forward,
affirm,
profess,
depose,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)

Synonyms of 'maintain'

maintain

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of asseverate
Definition
to declare solemnly
Synonyms
declare,
state,
maintain,
protest,
swear,
assert,
pronounce,
affirm,
profess,
attest,
predicate,
avow,
aver,
avouch (archaic)
in the sense of aver
Definition
to state to be true
Her friends aver that men find her fascinating.
Synonyms
state,
say,
maintain,
declare,
protest,
allege,
swear,
assert,
proclaim,
pronounce,
affirm,
profess,
avow,
asseverate (formal),
avouch
in the sense of avow
Definition
to state or affirm
a public statement avowing neutrality
Synonyms
state,
maintain,
declare,
allege,
recognize,
swear,
assert,
proclaim,
affirm,
profess,
aver,
asseverate
in the sense of back
He is backed by the civic movement.
Synonyms
support,
help,
second,
aid,
champion,
encourage,
favour,
defend,
promote,
sanction,
sustain,
assist,
advocate,
endorse,
side with,
stand up for,
espouse,
stand behind,
countenance,
abet,
stick up for (informal),
take up the cudgels for
in the sense of champion
Definition
to support
He passionately championed the poor.
Synonyms
support,
back,
defend,
promote,
advocate,
fight for,
uphold,
espouse,
stick up for (informal),
endorse
in the sense of claim
Definition
to assert as a fact
He claimed that it was a conspiracy against him.
Synonyms
assert,
insist,
maintain,
allege,
uphold,
profess,
hold
in the sense of conserve
Definition
to protect from harm, decay, or loss
The factory has closed over the weekend to conserve energy.
Synonyms
save,
husband,
take care of,
hoard,
store up,
go easy on,
use sparingly
in the sense of contend
Definition
to assert
The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.
Synonyms
argue,
hold,
maintain,
allege,
assert,
affirm,
avow,
aver
in the sense of declare
Definition
to state firmly and forcefully
He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.
Synonyms
state,
claim,
announce,
voice,
express,
maintain,
confirm,
assert,
proclaim,
pronounce,
utter,
notify,
affirm,
profess,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of defend
Definition
to support in the face of criticism
The members of the committee strongly defended their decision.
Synonyms
support,
champion,
justify,
maintain,
sustain,
plead for,
endorse,
assert,
stand by,
uphold,
vindicate,
stand up for,
espouse,
speak up for,
stick up for (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of feed
Definition
to supply or prepare food for
Feeding a hungry family is expensive.
Synonyms
cater for,
provide for,
nourish,
provide with food,
supply,
sustain,
nurture,
cook for,
wine and dine,
victual,
provision
in the sense of finance
Definition
to provide or obtain funds for (a project or large purchase)
new taxes to finance increased military expenditure
Synonyms
fund,
back,
support,
pay for,
guarantee,
float,
invest in,
underwrite,
endow,
subsidize,
bankroll (informal),
set up in business,
provide security for,
provide money for
in the sense of hold
Definition
to claim or believe
She holds that it is not admissible to ordain women.
Synonyms
consider,
think,
believe,
view,
judge,
regard,
maintain,
assume,
reckon,
esteem (formal),
deem,
presume,
entertain the idea,
HD
in the sense of insist
Definition
to express a convinced belief (in) or assertion (of)
He insisted that he was acting out of compassion.
Synonyms
assert,
state,
maintain,
hold,
claim,
declare,
repeat,
vow,
swear,
contend,
affirm,
reiterate,
profess,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of justify
Definition
to defend (an action) as being warranted
This decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
Synonyms
explain,
support,
warrant,
bear out,
legitimize,
establish,
maintain,
confirm,
defend,
approve,
excuse,
sustain,
uphold,
acquit,
vindicate,
validate,
substantiate,
exonerate,
legalize,
absolve,
exculpate
in the sense of keep
Definition
to have or retain possession of (something)
We want to keep as many players as we can.
Synonyms
hold on to,
maintain,
retain,
keep possession of,
save,
preserve,
nurture,
cherish,
conserve
in the sense of keep
Definition
to support (someone) financially
She kept many foster children over the years.
Synonyms
support,
maintain,
sustain,
provide for,
mind,
fund,
board,
finance,
feed,
look after,
foster,
shelter,
care for,
take care of,
nurture,
safeguard,
cherish,
nourish,
subsidize
in the sense of nourish
Definition
to encourage or foster (an idea or feeling)
This attitude has been carefully nourished by a small group of journalists and scholars.
Synonyms
encourage,
support,
maintain,
promote,
sustain,
foster,
cultivate
in the sense of nurture
Definition
to promote or encourage the development of
Seema's interest in literature was nurtured by her parents.
Synonyms
encourage,
support,
sustain,
cultivate
in the sense of perpetuate
Definition
to cause to continue
This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.
Synonyms
maintain,
preserve,
sustain,
keep up,
keep going,
continue,
keep alive,
immortalize,
eternalize

Additional synonyms

in the sense of preserve
Definition
to maintain
We will do everything we can to preserve peace.
Synonyms
maintain,
keep,
continue,
retain,
sustain,
keep up,
prolong,
uphold,
conserve,
perpetuate,
keep alive
in the sense of profess
Definition
to acknowledge openly
He professed that he was content with the arrangements.
Synonyms
state,
admit,
announce,
maintain,
own,
confirm,
declare,
acknowledge,
confess,
assert,
proclaim,
affirm,
certify,
avow,
vouch,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of prolong
Definition
to make (something) last longer
He said foreign military aid was prolonging the war.
Synonyms
lengthen,
continue,
perpetuate,
draw out,
extend,
delay,
stretch out,
carry on,
spin out,
drag out,
make longer,
protract
in the sense of retain
Definition
to keep in one's possession
He retains a deep respect for the profession.
Synonyms
maintain,
keep,
reserve,
preserve,
keep up,
uphold,
nurture,
continue to have,
hang or hold onto
in the sense of state
Definition
to express (something) in words
Clearly state your address and telephone number.
Synonyms
say,
report,
declare,
specify,
put,
present,
explain,
voice,
express,
assert,
utter,
articulate,
affirm,
expound,
enumerate,
propound,
aver,
asseverate (formal)
in the sense of sustain
Definition
to maintain or continue for a period of time
He has sustained his fierce social conscience.
Synonyms
maintain,
continue,
keep up,
prolong,
keep going,
keep alive,
protract
in the sense of uphold
Definition
to give moral support to
upholding the artist's right to creative freedom
Synonyms
support,
back,
defend,
aid,
champion,
encourage,
maintain,
promote,
sustain,
advocate,
stand by,
stick up for (informal)
in the sense of vindicate
Definition
to provide justification for
Subsequent events vindicated his policy.
Synonyms
support,
uphold,
ratify,
defend,
excuse,
justify,
substantiate
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