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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

maintenance ['meɪntənəns]
  1. 1. noun [of building] [ equipment] (running) 保养
  2. 2. noun [of peace] [ system] (preservation) 维持
  3. 3. noun [法] (alimony) 赡养费

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

maintenance [ˈmeɪntənəns]
  1. 1. noun[u] 保养维护维持
    We prosper through the maintenance of an open trading system.
    通过持续使用开放的交易系统我们生意兴隆
  2. 2. noun[c] 生计生活费维护费用
    She explains how little maintenance her town garden needs.
    解释了他所在镇上的花园只需多么少的维护费用
  3. 3. noun [Law] 赡养费抚养费
    Her former husband has been ordered to pay her maintenance for the foreseeable future.
    她的前夫勒令在可预见的将来一段时间付给生活费
  4. 4. noun[u] 扶养赡养
    My new job gives me a great maintenance.
    我的新工作足以使我维持生计
  5. 5. noun[c] [Law] 非法资助诉讼,唆讼行为
    He was accused of maintenance in the lawsuit by my attorney.
    诉讼中,我的律师指控非法资助
    Unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit.
    帮诉不同非法干涉诉讼并不必然涉及个人利益

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

maintenance [ˈmeɪntənəns]
  1. 1. noun work that is done to keep something such as a building, machine, or piece of equipment repaired and in good condition
  2. 2. noun the process of continuing something or keeping it in existence
  3. 3. noun or

Example Search

I want to study the basics of design and maintenance of buildings.
我想学习建筑设计与维修方面的基础知识。
It is an important development in the maintenance of international peace and security.
在维护国际和平与安全方面,这是一个重大的消息。
This insurance policy does not cover vehicle maintenance cost.
这个保险不包括车辆保养费用。
Maintenance grants are intended to help students from low-income households.
发放生活补助是为了帮助来自低收入家庭的学生。
Local government has decided to provide an allowance for family maintenance.
当地政府决定发放家庭生活费补助。
The spill dam here needs maintenance.
这里的泄洪坝需要维护。
Elevator maintenance can be carried out from outside the well through a trap.
可以通过活板门在电梯运行井道外维修电梯。
In the mediation meeting, the mother agreed to share their children's maintenance with the father.
在调解会上,母亲同意和父亲共享孩子的抚养权。
The commercial terminal was closed for maintenance.
商港由于维修而暂时关闭。
The airline blamed the maintenance people for the crash.
航空公司将坠机事故归咎于维修人员。

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