維持

(1) 特定の状態、条件または活動を続ける(continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight")(continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

⇒私達は、真夜中をかなり過ぎて働き続けた(continue a certain state, condition, or activity)

(2) 特定の方法で支持するか、支える(support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")(support or hold in a certain manner)

⇒彼は彼自身を垂直に支えた(support or hold in a certain manner)

(3) 必需品を供給し、支援を行う(supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep")(supply with necessities and support)

⇒稼ぐ金は少しで、生活を維持するには多く必要である(supply with necessities and support)

(4) ある状態、位置あるいは条件を保つ(remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching")(remain in a certain state, position, or condition)

⇒彼らは道で踏ん張り、行進し続けた(remain in a certain state, position, or condition)

(5) 特定の状態、位置または活動を維持する例えば、(keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")(keep in a certain state, position, or activity)(e.g.,)

⇒学生たちは、私の気を張り詰めさせている(e.g.,)

(6) 長さあるいは空間を広げるまたは拡張する(lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work")(lengthen or extend in duration or space)

⇒良い仕事を保つ(lengthen or extend in duration or space)

(7) ある場所またはその位置にとどまること、持っているものまたは特性を維持することを許容する(allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings")(allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature)

⇒この衣類は何度洗っても形が崩れない(allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature)

(8) 安全に保ち、損害または腐敗、損失、破壊を防ぐ(keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts")(keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction)

⇒博物館の学芸員は古代写本を保存した(keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction)

(9) 必須のペースまたはレベルを維持する(maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race")(maintain a required pace or level)

⇒彼はついていくことができず、レースから脱落した(maintain a required pace or level)

(10) 正しく、またはきっちりと貼りつく(stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")(stick to correctly or closely)

⇒私は全ての従業員を把握出来るわけではない(stick to correctly or closely)

(11) 不変の状態に保つかまたは維持する残させる、または持続させる(keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions")(keep or maintain in unaltered condition)(cause to remain or last)

⇒古い伝統を維持する(cause to remain or last)