1、maintain
维持;保持
The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.
这个部门与化工行业保持着众多密切的联系 。
Push yourself to make friends and to maintain the friendships.
要求自己与人交友并保持友谊 。
断言;宣称;坚称
He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.
他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途 。
Prosecutors maintain no deal was made...
原告坚持说不存在任何交易 。
保持,维持(在某一比率或水平上)
The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
政府维持高利率的做法是正确的 。
action is required to ensure standards are maintained at as high a level as possible.
要求采取行动确保标准维持在尽量高的水平上 。
2、condemn
谴责;指责
Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.
政界领袖昨日联合起来对最近激增的暴力事件予以谴责 。
Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.
格雷厄姆指责队员们技艺不佳、态度不端正而且不够努力,他说得没错 。
宣判;判处(某人刑罚)
He was condemned to life imprisonment.
他被判终身监禁 。
appeals by prisoners condemned to death.
被判死刑的囚犯们提出的上诉
使陷入(不愉快的境地)
Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work.
没有学历使他们一辈子都得从事枯燥乏味而且通常报酬很低的工作 。
He felt condemned to being alone.
他觉得自己注定要孤独终老 。