maintain

1. V-T If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. 保持

After the divorce, their father still maintained close contact with the boys. 离婚后，他们的父亲仍和儿子们保持着密切联系。

2. V-T If you say that someone maintains that something is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them. 坚持说; 坚持认为

He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes. 他坚持说这笔钱是出于国际目的而捐助的。

"Not all feminism has to be like this," Jo maintains. 乔坚持认为，“并非所有的女权运动都得像这样。”

3. V-T If you maintain something at a particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level. 维持

The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level. 该政府将利率维持在一个高的层面是正确的。

4. V-T If you maintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. 维修; 保养

The house costs a fortune to maintain. 维修这房子花费巨大。

5. V-T If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need. 供养

...the basic costs of maintaining a child. …供养一个孩子的基本费用。