"maintain" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 維持
• 保持
• 維護

Definition

指讓某事物長時間保持同樣的狀態、水平或情況。它也可以表示保養某物使其正常運作，或繼續堅稱某個說法是真的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見搭配有 'maintain a relationship', 'maintain quality', 'maintain equipment', 'maintain that + clause'。它比 'keep' 更正式。用於機器和建築時，常表示定期維護；用於觀點時，表示「堅稱」或「繼續主張」。

Examples

It is hard to maintain a clean room every day.

每天**保持**房間整潔很難。

The school needs money to maintain the building.

學校需要資金來**維護**這棟樓。

She maintains that she did nothing wrong.

她**堅稱**自己沒有做錯任何事。

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

我們一直努力**維持**客戶對我們的信任。

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

**保養**一輛老車要花很多時間。

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

即使報告出來後，他仍然**堅稱**這個計畫會奏效。