upkeep

n.

维持；维持费；保养费；生活费

upkeep

Noun

activity involved in maintaining something in good working order;

"he wrote the manual on car care"

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

"they were in want of sustenance"
"fishing was their main sustainment"

upkeep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。

upkeep近义词

maintenance support provision backing conservation protection settlement repairs keep preservation running sustainment care sustenance sustentation