maintenance

1.~ (of sth)维护；保养the act of keeping sth in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly

2.~ (of sth)维持；保持the act of making a state or situation continue

3.（依法应负担的）生活费；抚养费money that sb must pay regularly to their former wife, husband or partner, especially when they have had children together

1.保持,维持,保养;保管,保存,维护,维修;继续;支持的手段

2.扶养,供给;生活,生计

3.坚持;主张;拥护,支持

4.【法】对诉讼一方的非法援助;依法应负的对他人的赡养义务

1.work that is done to keep something such as a building, machine, or piece of equipment repaired and in good condition

2.the process of continuing something or keeping it in existence

3.alimony or child support