maintain

vt.

1. 保持; 继续
   • The two countries have maintained friendly relations for many years.
     两国多年来一直保持着友好的关系。
   • Food is necessary to maintain life.
     食物是维持生命所必需的。
2. 保养, 维护
3. 坚持; 主张
   • She maintains that the accusation is groundless.
     她坚持该指控是毫无根据的。
   • He maintained the policy to be wrong.
     他坚持认为这个政策是错误的。
4. 供给; 赡养
   • He has to maintain his wife and two children.
     他必须养活妻子和两个孩子。