upkeep

upkeep读音音标

英 [ˈʌpki:p]

美 [ˈʌpˌkip]

upkeep意思解释

n.

保养，维修；

维持；

保养费，维修费；

英英释义

n.

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

同义词：caremaintenance

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

同义词：sustenancesustentationsustainmentmaintenance

双语例句

用作名词(n.)I can\'t afford the upkeep of a large house and garden.我负担不起带花园的大房子的维护费。Britain has decided that it can no longer afford the upkeep of Greenwich Mean Time.英国已经决定不再负担维持格林威治标准时的费用。The car casts five thousand dollars a year in upkeep.这辆车子每年用掉五千元的保养费。Our taxes help pay for the upkeep of the city\'s parks.我们交纳的税部分用于市内各公园的保养。He earned his own upkeep at a very early age.他很小就自食其力了。