maintenance
n[U]
1 maintaining or being maintained 保持; 维持; 赡养; 保养; 维修; 坚持
the maintenance of good relations between countries 保持国与国之间的友好关系
price maintenance 保持价格不变
money for the maintenance of one's family 养家的钱
He's taking classes in car maintenance. 他正在上汽车维修课.
[attrib 作定语]
a maintenance man, gang, van 维修工人、 队、 车.
2 (law 律) money that one is legally required to pay to support sb (根据法律须付的)赡养费, 扶养费
He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife. 他必须负担前妻的生活费用. Cf 参看 alimony.
The house moved and a few pictures fell off the wall, but that was all.
房屋也在动,几幅画从墙上掉下来,但只是这些。
Well, have you considered using the lab in your free class? I suggest you ask Mr. Wu.
噢,你是否考虑过在自习课上利用这个实验室?我建议你问问吴先生。
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;