她坚称自己只是因为说了真话而受到批评。

She ___maintains that she’s being criticized simply for telling the truth.

邓恩一直坚称自己是无辜的。

Dunn has always ___maintained his innocence.

此外，怀疑论者坚称设施和工作的缺乏导致乡村被‘遗弃’。

Moreover, skeptics ___maintain that the lack of facilities and jobs leads to the countryside being "abandoned."