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upkeep n.维持；维持费；保养费；生活费 (1) 我负担不起带花园的大房子的维护费。(2) 英国已经决定不再负担维持格林威治标准时的费用。(3) 这辆车子每年用掉五千元的保养费。(4) 他很小就自食其力了。

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英 ['ʌpkiːp] 美 ['ʌpkiːp] (1) I can't afford the upkeep of a large house and garden.(2) Britain has decided that it can no longer afford the upkeep of Greenwich Mean Time.(3) The car casts five thousand dollars a year in upkeep.(4) He earned his own upkeep at a very early age. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]维修；保养；养护 The upkeep of a building or place is the work of keeping it in good condition.   [usu with poss]The money will be used for the estate's upkeep...这笔钱将用于物业维护。The maintenance department is responsible for the general upkeep of the park.维护部负责公园的一般养护。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]赡养；供养；（公共事业的）维持 The upkeep of a group of people or services is the process of providing them with the things that they need.   [usu with poss]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。...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

英语单词	upkeep
英美音标	英 ['ʌpkiːp] 美 ['ʌpkiːp]
中文释义	n.维持；维持费；保养费；生活费
英语例句	(1) I can't afford the upkeep of a large house and garden. (2) Britain has decided that it can no longer afford the upkeep of Greenwich Mean Time. (3) The car casts five thousand dollars a year in upkeep. (4) He earned his own upkeep at a very early age.
中文例句	(1) 我负担不起带花园的大房子的维护费。 (2) 英国已经决定不再负担维持格林威治标准时的费用。 (3) 这辆车子每年用掉五千元的保养费。 (4) 他很小就自食其力了。
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]维修；保养；养护 The upkeep of a building or place is the work of keeping it in good condition. [usu with poss] The money will be used for the estate's upkeep... 这笔钱将用于物业维护。 The maintenance department is responsible for the general upkeep of the park. 维护部负责公园的一般养护。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]赡养；供养；（公共事业的）维持 The upkeep of a group of people or services is the process of providing them with the things that they need. [usu with poss] 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。 ...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

Upkeep Afford N Uncount 不可数名词 [Usu Poss 英 ʌpkiːp] 美