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upkeep 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈəpˌkēp/,
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The process of keeping something in good condition,
  1. The process of keeping something in good condition
    • - we will be responsible for the upkeep of the access road
  2. Financial or material support of a person or animal
    • - payments for the children's upkeep

  1. care: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
  2. sustenance: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
  3. maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good repair; to maintain (something) or keep it in good repair
  4. This is the time a skill will retain its effect on a target. Example: Upkeep 10 means the skill has its effect lasting up to 10 seconds on target.
  5. Codename for Barnes Wallis' bouncing bomb used in the Dambusters' raid
  6. This is something you pay against your population income to determine how many workers you gain every 24 ticks. You take your income and subtract the upkeep. ...