maintained
[meɪn'teɪnd]
v.
保持( maintain的过去式和过去分词 );
保养;
坚持;
保卫;
例句:
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They have maintained their optimism in the face of desolating subjugation.
面对遭征服的悲惨命运，他们保持了乐观的态度。
来自柯林斯例句
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How Drebbel maintained an air supply remains a mystery.
来自BBC
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The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth.
下町的已婚女性还保留着把牙齿涂黑的习俗。
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Confidentiality will be maintained for all inquiries and applications.
来自SA
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He maintained an ambivalent attitude to the Church throughout his long life.
在他漫长的一生中，他对基督教信仰始终是一种摇摆不定的态度。
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Cruden maintained his immaculate kicking record with the conversion.
来自BBC