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maintain

/meɪnˈteɪn/📚 925 103 4四级六级考研托福雅思
If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. 保持

verb [vt. 及物动词]保持,维持;维修,保养;断言,主张;赡养,抚养;<旧>支持,维护

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。

main(手) + tain(拿) → 用手牢牢拿住 → 维持, 保持
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The government struggled to maintain law and order. 政府努力维持治安。
The house costs a fortune to maintain. 维修这房子花费巨大。
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。”
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。
...the basic costs of maintaining a child. …供养一个孩子的基本费用。