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这点给养充其量只够维持三天。

The provisions can last three days at most. → 充其量

他家里靠他维持生活。

His family depended on him for support. → 靠

勉强维持生活

eke out a bare living; scrape along → 勉强

维持体面

keep up appearances → 体面

维持秩序

keep order; maintain order → 维持

维持现状

maintain the status quo; let things go on as they are → 维持

维持生活

support oneself or one's family → 维持

维持治安

maintain public order → 治安

他就靠这点儿润笔费维持生计。

He makes a living with the little money he earns from writing. → 笔润

他们的生活大不如从前了， 现在只能出典一些土地来维持生活。

They live a much worse life than before. Now they can only support themselves by mortgaging some land. → 出典

解放前， 有的艺人靠传艺授徒来维持生计。

Some of the artisans made a living by teaching skills. → 传艺

他手头拮据， 只能东挪西借维持生活。

He is short of money and has to get by on borrowing money in one way or another. → 东挪西借

现在很多会展中心靠会展经济维持自己的基本开销。

Now many exhibition centers are supporting their basic operations by providing rooms and services for meetings and exhibitions. → 会展经济

他整日在市场上练摊儿维持生活。

He sells goods by a stall in the market all day to support himself. → 练摊儿

付完房租后， 他几乎没有余钱来维持生活。

After paying the rent, he barely has any money left to maintain his living. → 余钱

虽然他提出上诉， 但中级法院维持原判。

Though he appealed to the higher court, the middle-ranking court maintained the original verdict. → 原判

大海具有自净作用， 可以维持生态平衡。

Thanks to its self-cleaning funtion, the sea is able to maintain its ecological balance. → 自净作用

爷爷现在每天都靠输营养素维持生命。

Grandpa is living on injected nutrients every day to maintain life. → 营养素

维持交通秩序

direct the traffic → 维持

他靠卖画维持生活。

He relies on selling paintings to support himself. → 维持