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。
• The upkeep of a yacht is very expensive.
  游艇的维修保养费是很昂贵的。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Europe is poor, and a face can cost as much in upkeep as a Rolls-Royce.
  欧洲很穷，保养一张脸需要花费和保养一辆罗尔斯&罗伊斯牌汽车一样多的钱。
• The maintenance department is responsible for the general upkeep of the park.
  维护部负责公园的一般养护。
• The landlord pays for the upkeep of the house.
  房东付了房屋的维修费。
• 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。
• The management team answers these questions: What department maintains the assets and pays for their upkeep?
  管理团队回答了以下问题：哪些团队将维护资产？