Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2198
maintenance
维护；保养
The work of keeping equipment, buildings, or other property in good condition.
- 1.
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
为使机器或系统保持运转或可用而进行的操作
- 2.
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
保持某物良好工作状态的活动
- 3.
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.
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)
- 4.
means of maintenance of a family or group
维持家庭或团体的手段
- 5.
Child support.
子女抚养费
- 6.
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
法院命令的由一方配偶支付给另一方的分居后支持
- 7.
Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.
用于满足个人或家庭生活需要的费用
- 8.
The natural process which keeps an organism alive.
维持生物体存活的生命过程
- 9.
Software updates that fix bugs and improve stability rather than adding new features.
修复缺陷、提高稳定性而非添加新功能的软件更新
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
In use
The building requires regular maintenance to keep it safe.
He is responsible for the maintenance of all office equipment.
Car maintenance can be expensive if you neglect it.
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。
Routine maintenance is essential for prolonging the machine's life.
例行维护对于延长机器寿命至关重要。
maintenance of sth
后接名词，表示对某物的维护。
Connections
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
- 维修人员
- The maintenance staff checks the boiler daily.维修人员每天检查锅炉。
- maintenance schedule
Learner notes
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。
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with 'maintenance'. The words 'maintain' and 'countenance' share the '-tenance' spelling but differ in vowel sounds.
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。
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