the process of maintaining or preserving someone or something or the state of being maintained
维持;保持
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crucial conditions for the maintenance of democratic government .维持民主政体的关键条件。
the process of keeping something in good condition
维护,养护
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car maintenance 汽车保养
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[as modifier]
essential maintenance work .基本的维护工作。
the provision of financial support for a person's living expenses, or the support so provided
供养,扶养。
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(夫妻分手或离婚后一方付给另一方的)生活费。
【律】 〈史〉 包揽诉讼罪;非法资助诉讼罪。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause’): from Old French, from