maintenance

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT The maintenance of a building, vehicle, road, or machine is the process of keeping it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. 檢修
...maintenance work on government buildings. …政府各大樓的檢修工作。
The window had been replaced last week during routine maintenance. 那窗在上星期的例行檢修中已被換掉了。
2. N-UNCOUNT Maintenance is money that someone gives regularly to another person to pay for the things that the person needs. 贍養(yǎng)費; 撫養(yǎng)費
...the government's plan to make absent fathers pay maintenance for their children. …讓那些不在孩子身邊的父親為孩子提供撫養(yǎng)費的政府計劃。
3. N-UNCOUNT If you ensure the maintenance of a state or process, you make sure that it continues. 維持
...the maintenance of peace and stability in Asia. …亞洲和平與穩(wěn)定的維持。

The network will be down for an hour for routine maintenance.
The new ships , propelled by gas turbines , require less maintenance than older , steam-driven ones .
This course is designed to give drivers a grounding in car maintenance.
There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline that may be tempted to scrimp on maintenance or security .
It's just a regular maintenance shutdown .