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单词 upkeep
释义 upkeep
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: up (II) + keep (after keep up, v.)
1.
 a. : the act of maintaining in good condition : maintenance
  < the building and upkeep of roads >
 b. : the state of being maintained in good condition
2. : the cost of maintaining in good condition or supporting
 < his parents had no feeling that he ought to contribute to their upkeep — Rebecca West >
II. \| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
chiefly Britain : to maintain in good condition : keep up
 < found it hard to upkeep his family seat — a 45-room twin-turreted castle — Irish Digest >
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