upkeep

英 [ˈʌpkiːp]

美 [ˈʌpkiːp]

n.  保养(费); 维修(费); 抚养(费); 喂养(成本)

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Collins.1 / BNC.14538 / COCA.18132

牛津词典

noun

• 保养（费）；维修（费）
  the cost or process of keeping sth in good condition
  1. Tenants are responsible for the upkeep of rented property.
     承租人应负责维修租用的房产。
• 抚养（费）；喂养（成本）
  the cost or process of giving a child or an animal the things that they need
  1. He makes payments to his ex-wife for the upkeep of their children.
     他向前妻支付子女的抚养费。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 维修；保养；养护
  Theupkeepof a building or place is the work of keeping it in good condition.
  1. The money will be used for the estate's upkeep...
     这笔钱将用于物业维护。
  2. The maintenance department is responsible for the general upkeep of the park.
     维护部负责公园的一般养护。
• N-UNCOUNT 赡养；供养；（公共事业的）维持
  Theupkeepof a group of people or services is the process of providing them with the things that they need.
  1. He offered to pay £100 a month towards his son's upkeep.
     他愿意每月付100英镑作为儿子的抚养费。
  2. ...subsidies for the upkeep of kindergartens and orphanages.
     用于维持幼儿园和孤儿院日常运转的补助

英英释义

noun

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
  1. he wrote the manual on car care
  Synonym:caremaintenance
• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
  1. they were in want of sustenance
  2. fishing was their main sustainment
  Synonym:sustenancesustentationsustainmentmaintenance

双语例句

• The money will be used for the estate's upkeep
  这笔钱将用于物业维护。
• Remember: If your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall.
  切记：如果你的花销超出了你的收入，你赖以生存的东西将变成你堕落的根源。
• Our neighbor traded in his old car because the upkeep had become too high.
  我们邻居用旧车折价买了辆新车，因为汽车保养费已变得太昂贵了。
• To maintain and upkeep the Asset in good repair and productive conditions;
  对资产进行维修，使之保养良好处于可用状况；
• I don't hold with the idea of paying for the upkeep of a school and then not making use of it.
  我不赞成给学校交了办学费用而不利用它。
• Structure is simple, the function is all in readiness, the upkeep and the maintenance simple and convenient, handle to have adopt the big flux water pump conveniently.
  结构简单，功能齐全，维护和保养简便，操作方便，采用了大流水泵。
• Are you prepared to upkeep a complete record of sales, income and expenses, accounts payable and receivables?
  你准备一个完整的维修记录，销售，收入和支出，应付帐款和应收款？
• The upkeep of the large house is more than she can afford.
  维修这幢大房子不是她能负担得起的。
• The demand for goods and services, such as parts and repairs, associated with the upkeep of a previous purchase.
  修配用零部件市场：对商品和服务的需求，如零部件及维修工作，通常与对前次购买商品的维修有关。
• The decline in social organization may have made the upkeep of public buildings a difficult economic and political endeavor.
  社会组织的衰落使公共建筑的维修陷入了财务和社会危险中。