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🔑maintainmain·tain AW /meɪnˈteɪn / verb [transitive] - to make something continue at the same level, standard, etc.维持，保持（水平、标准等）◆We need to maintain the quality of our goods but not increase the price.我们需要既保持产品的质量，又不提高价格。◆to maintain law and order维持治安
- to keep something in good condition维护；维修；保养◆to maintain a road / building / machine养护道路／大楼／机器◆The house is large and expensive to maintain.房子很大，维护费用非常高。
- to say that something is true even when others disagree or do not believe it不改变立场；坚称◆The defendant maintained his innocence (= that he was innocent) throughout the trial.被告在审讯期间自始至终坚称自己无罪。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库argueverbs for reporting an opinion陈述观点的动词Some people claim that after-school jobs teach students responsibility.有些人宣称课后打工可培养学生的责任感。Others argue / maintain that students should spend their free time on homework.另一些人则辩称／坚称，学生应当将闲暇时间用在家庭作业上。As McDowell points out, students who work at least 20 hours a week often have lower GPAs than their non-working classmates.正如麦克道尔所指出的，一周工作至少 20 小时的学生往往比不工作的同学学业成绩要低。It has been suggested that after-school jobs may teach real-world skills that can help students succeed later in life.有论者提出，课后打工可以让学生学到现实社会必需的技能，从而帮助学生在今后的人生中取得成功。
- to support someone or something by paying for the things he / she / it needs供养；扶养◆She works hard to maintain her family.她努力工作养活儿女。◆Our company also maintains an office in Moscow.我们公司在莫斯科也设有办事处。
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