音标:['ʌpki:p] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 维持, 维修费
[经] 维修费, 养护费, 保养
n activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
n the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
词型变化:名词复数形式 : upkeeps
考试类型:[IELTS]
词性分布:
名词100%

upkeep的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. He earned his own upkeep at a very early age.他很小就自食其力了。

词汇搭配

  • upkeep expenses维持费
  • cost of upkeep维修费
  • upkeep cost保养费用
  • machine upkeep[化] 机器保养; ...
【近义词】

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