"maintain" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 维持
• 保持
• 维护

Definition

指让某事物长时间保持同样的状态、水平或情况。它也可以表示保养某物使其正常运转，或继续坚持某个说法是真的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'maintain a relationship', 'maintain quality', 'maintain equipment', 'maintain that + clause'。它比 'keep' 更正式。用于机器和建筑时，常表示定期保养；用于观点时，表示“坚持认为”或“继续声称”。

Examples

It is hard to maintain a clean room every day.

每天**保持**房间整洁很难。

The school needs money to maintain the building.

学校需要资金来**维护**这栋楼。

She maintains that she did nothing wrong.

她**坚持说**自己没有做错任何事。

We’ve worked hard to maintain trust with our customers.

我们一直努力**维持**客户对我们的信任。

It takes a lot of time to maintain an old car.

**保养**一辆老车要花很多时间。

Even after the report came out, he still maintained that the plan would work.

即使报告出来后，他仍然**坚持认为**这个计划会奏效。