Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2198
maintenance
维护；保养
核心释义
The work of keeping equipment, buildings, or other property in good condition.
- 1.
为使机器或系统保持运转或可用而进行的操作
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
- 2.
保持某物良好工作状态的活动
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
- 3.
第三方对诉讼无真实利益却提供帮助或获取利益而构成的侵权(在某些司法辖区为犯罪)
A tort and (in some jurisdictions) an offence committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit.
- 4.
维持家庭或团体的手段
means of maintenance of a family or group
- 5.
子女抚养费
Child support.
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法院命令的由一方配偶支付给另一方的分居后支持
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
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用于满足个人或家庭生活需要的费用
Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.
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维持生物体存活的生命过程
The natural process which keeps an organism alive.
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修复缺陷、提高稳定性而非添加新功能的软件更新
Software updates that fix bugs and improve stability rather than adding new features.
生活费；生计；子女抚养费；配偶扶养费；离婚赡养费；软件维护；生命维持；机体维持
用法In use
The building requires regular maintenance to keep it safe.
用法提示：名词作主语宾语，表示‘维护’
He is responsible for the maintenance of all office equipment.
用法提示：名词作介词宾语，表示‘保养’
Car maintenance can be expensive if you neglect it.
用法提示：名词作主语，表示‘保养’
perform maintenance on sth
用于表示对某物进行维护操作。
The technicians will perform maintenance on the elevator tomorrow.
技术人员明天将对电梯执行维护。
routine maintenance
常作主语或宾语，指定期进行的维护。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- routine maintenance
- 常规维护
- The car needs routine maintenance every six months.这辆车每六个月需要常规维护。
- preventive maintenance
- 预防性维护
- Preventive maintenance can extend the life of the equipment.预防性维护可以延长设备的使用寿命。
- maintenance work
- 维修工作
- The maintenance work on the bridge will take two weeks.这座桥的维修工作将耗时两周。
- maintenance cost
- 维护成本
- High maintenance costs are a concern for older buildings.高昂的维护成本是老建筑的一个问题。
- maintenance staff
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象‘main’（主要的）加上‘tenance’（像‘ten ants’）——十只蚂蚁是维护的主力军。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于技术、工业或日常维护场景，语气中性，但在不同语境中可偏正式或非正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with 'maintenance'. The words 'maintain' and 'countenance' share the '-tenance' spelling but differ in vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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