maintenancemain•te•nance /'meɪntɪnəns,-tnəns/

n U

1. 维持

• the maintenance of law and order 法制的维护

• Our foreign policy is maintenance of friendly relations with all countries. 我们的外交政策是与所有国家保持友好关系。

2. 维修，保养

• car maintenance 汽车维修

• the maintenance of the roads 道路的保养

3. 供给，抚养

• enough money for the maintenance of a family in comfort 足以维持一家人过舒适生活的钱

4. 英 赡养费，扶养费

• How much maintenance does he have to pay to his ex-wife? 他要付给前妻多少扶养费？

5. (坚决)主张，强调

• the maintenance of one's innocence 坚持自己的无辜

• He has always maintained that he was not guilty of the crime. 他一直坚持说他没有犯罪。