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一、详细释义：
v.
[maintain sth (with sth)] 保持或维持某事物 [T]
例句：
I maintain friendly relations with my neighbours.
我和邻居保持友好关系。
例句：
Politicians pride themselves on their ability to maintain contact with the thinking of their constituents.
政客们以能够与选民的想法保持接触而自豪。
在财务上支持（某人），赡养，扶养 [T]
例句：
Children"s duty to maintain their parents shall not terminate with the change in their parents‘ matrimonial relationship.
子女对父母的赡养义务，不因父母的婚姻关系变化而终止。
例句：
Tom has to maintain his family.
汤姆必须赡养他的家庭。
保养，维修（某物）[T]
例句：
They also help us to maintain the machinery.
他们还帮助我们维修机器。
例句：
The house costs a fortune to maintain.
维修这幢房子花销不菲。
断言（某事）属实，坚持 [T]
例句：
If my life depended on it, I would maintain my opinion.
若这有关我的生命，我会坚持我的意见。
例句：
Quite a numBer of young people maintain that money is a passport to happiness.
相当一部分年轻人坚持认为金钱是获得幸福的保证。
二、词义辨析：
assert,affirm,allege,maintain,testify,claim
这些动词均含有“断言，声称”之意。assert主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。allege多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。maintain与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。testify多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。claim可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。
三、词义辨析：
maintain,conserve,preserve,save,store
这些动词均有“保存，储藏”之意。maintain指保持原样，不增不减conserve较正式用词，指小心地使用难以补充的资源或贵重物，免遭浪费或毁坏，以备不时之需。preserve侧重将物品完好无损地保存下来。save普通用词，指尽量少用，以争取数量上有所增加。store普通用词，指将物品存放，以备将来使用。
四、参考例句：
Maintain a healthy weight.
保持健康的体重。
to maintain long-term stability
长治久安
We must maintain a firm attitude.
我们必须采取坚定的态度。
We maintain cordial relations with our neighbors.
我们与邻里保持亲切友好的关系。
Police were sent for to maintain order.
警察被派来维持秩序。
John mccain would maintain the existing policy.
约翰麦凯恩仍会保持现行的政策。
We must maintain friendly relations with them.
我们必须和他们保持友好关系。
Tom has to maintain his family.
汤姆必须赡养他的家庭。
They were determined to maintain their rights.
他们决心维护他们的权利。
I maintain friendly relations with my neighbours.
我和邻居保持友好关系。
