upkeep 详细解释

upkeep

['ʌpki:p]

n.维持,维持费, 保养费, 生活费

n.[U]

1. (房屋, 设备等的)保养, 维修

The building needed upkeep.

这房子需要维修。

2. 保养费, 维修费[(+of)]

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 upkeep of a yacht is very expensive.

游艇的维修保养费是很昂贵的。

词形变化

异体字: U.P.I. |

词义辨析

同义:

n.支撑, 支承; 保养

maintenance  support  backing  provision  

同义参见:

conservation  settlement  protection  

英英释义

名词 upkeep:

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

同义词:care, maintenance

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

同义词:sustenance, sustentation, sustainment, maintenance

补充

upkeepupkeep英:[ˈʌpki:p] 美:[ˈʌpˌkip]n.1.保养; 维修; 维持

例句

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。 3. 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 4. 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。 5. we will be responsible for the upkeep of the access road.我们将负责维修进入的道路。 6. payments for the children's upkeep.孩子抚养费用。 7. The landlord pays for the upkeep of the building.房东负责支付大厦的保养费。 8. Who is responsible for the upkeep of these buildings?谁负责这些大楼的维修? 9. "Once your car gets that old, the cost of upkeep can get very expensive."一旦你的车旧到了那种程度,保养费就会非常昂贵。 10. The yard requires very little upkeep.这个院子不需要怎么打理。 11. We sold our horse because we could no longer afford its upkeep.我们把马卖掉了,因为养不起它。