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单词 maintenance
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maintenance
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/us
/ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/

maintenancenoun[U](WORK)

B2
theworkneededtokeeparoad,building,machine, etc. in goodcondition:
养护（保持道路、建筑、机器设备等状态良好的工作）
Oldhousesneed a lot of maintenance.老房子需要大量保养。
There arethoroughmaintenancecheckson eachplanebeforetake-off.每架飞机起飞前都要经过彻底的维修检查。
Themagazineofferstipsoncuttingyourhousemaintenancecosts.这本杂志教你一些降低房屋维修成本的妙招儿。
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  • Thenetworkwill be down for anhourforroutinemaintenance.
  • The newships,propelledbygasturbines,requireless maintenance thanolder, steam-drivenones.
  • Thiscourseisdesignedto givedriversagroundingincarmaintenance.
  • There is ariskthat the debt-riddenairlinethat may betemptedtoscrimpon maintenance orsecurity.
  • It's just aregularmaintenanceshutdown.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • spend
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • surcharge
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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maintenancenoun[U](MONEY)

UK
moneythat apersonmustpayregularlybylawinordertosupporttheirchildorpreviousmarriagepartnerafter adivorce(=officialend to amarriage):
（法律规定离婚后需定期支付用以供养孩子或前配偶的）抚养费，生活费
Herefusedtopaymaintenance for his threechildren.他拒绝支付3个孩子的抚养费。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Costs & expenses
  • aliment
  • all in
  • blue book value
  • book value
  • carriage
  • carrying charge
  • cash flow
  • expenditure
  • fee
  • gate money
  • purchasing power
  • special offer
  • spend
  • starting price
  • sticker price
  • sunk cost
  • surcharge
  • time is moneyidiom
  • top rate
  • transfer fee
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Relationships: ending & divorce

maintenancenoun[U](CONTINUED EXISTENCE)

asituationin which somethingcontinuestoexistor is notallowedtobecomeless:
维持；保持
the maintenance oflivingstandards生活水平的保持
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving, providing and supplying
  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administer
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • dish
  • hand off
  • handsomethingin
  • handsomethingout
  • handsomethingover
  • handsomethinground
  • invest
  • passing
  • reassignment
  • rebid
  • regift
  • reprovision
  • resource
  • spare
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(Definition ofmaintenancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

maintenance| American Dictionary

maintenance
noun[U]
us
/ˈmeɪn·tən·əns/

maintenancenoun[U](CONTINUING TO HAVE)

theprocessofkeepingorcontinuingsomething:
Theofficeischargedwith the maintenance ofcustomarypracticesandceremonies.

maintenancenoun[U](PRESERVING)

theworkneededtokeepsomething in goodcondition:
Bridgesrequirea lot of maintenance.
(Definition ofmaintenancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

maintenance| Business English

maintenance
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmeɪntənəns/us
theactivityofkeepingabuilding,vehicle,road, etc. in goodconditionbycheckingitregularlyandrepairingit whennecessary:
Refineriestypicallyscheduleyearlymaintenance.
Componentsnecessaryfor themaintenance ofourfleetofhelicoptersoften have to beorderedfromabroad.
Thecitybudgetforstreetrepairand maintenancewascutfor thisfiscalyear.
maintenancework/services/procedures
maintenancecontracts/costs
maintenanceworkers/staff/crew
rail/road/buildingmaintenance
perform/provide/carry out maintenanceWe have alargeteamof ITstaffwhoprovideongoingsystemandapplicationsmaintenance.
bad/poor/routine maintenanceAleakin thepipelinewasdiscoveredduringroutinemaintenance andinspectionwork.
theprocessof makingsurethat somethingcontinuesin the same way or at the samelevel:
Authoritiesconsiderthesemeasuresto benecessaryforthe maintenance ofsoundhealthandsanitaryconditionsat thefactory.
FINANCE,LAW
regularpaymentsthat apersonmust make bylawinordertosupporttheirchildorpreviousmarriagepartner, forexampleafter adivorce:
Shecontinuestoreceivemaintenancepaymentsfrom herformerpartner.
See also
resale price maintenance
total productive maintenance
(Definition ofmaintenancefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmaintenance

maintenance
Then, again, if you are to give maintenances allowances with mandatory powers in respect of continuation classes, you cannot stop there.
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Our understanding of the mechanisms that control the initial clustering of these proteins is limited and less is known about domainmaintenance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The use of space within the house thus relates to themaintenanceof hereditary linkages within the family.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In order to0 provide them withmaintenanceand protection.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Producing interpretable discourse : the establishment andmaintenanceof reference.
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All children enrolled were seen for routine healthmaintenancecare in our paediatric resident physician clinics.
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The latter approach of observing and analysing user phenomena and then manually constructing rules to cover them incurs significant development andmaintenancecosts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As discussed under point 2, attention andmaintenancein working memory may be necessary for the acquisition of complex structures involving discontinuous dependencies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To clarify further, homemaintenanceand housekeeping included preparing meals, laundry, cleaning, childcare, gardening, pet care, home repairs, and paperwork.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Regarding the types of help received, the most common were lifts in a car, shopping or homemaintenance.
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Themaintenanceof the jobber's position depended upon striking the right balance between the imperatives of management and workers.
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Consolidation may be dependent upon maintaining bindings in an active state, butmaintenancein an active state does not require consolidation operations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Preventive healthmaintenance- prehabilitation that is neither a commodity for sale nor a birthright - is an obligation to oneself and to society.
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In the experimental conditions, subjects continuedmaintenanceof stimulus information in the second delay interval, while in the control condition retention was discontinued.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In some, delays were imposed between stimulus and response, to probe themaintenanceof the stimulus over the delay.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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