If something is high-maintenance, it needs a lot of care to keep it in good shape. A high-maintenance car needs special oil and frequent checks; you cannot just forget it. A high-maintenance plant dies if you miss a week of watering.

If something如果一樣東西 is high-maintenance是 high-maintenance，it它 needs需要 a lot of care很多照顧 to keep it in good shape才能保持好狀態。A high-maintenance car一輛 high-maintenance 的車 needs需要 special oil特別的機油 and frequent checks和經常檢查；you你 cannot just forget it不能放著不管。A high-maintenance plant一盆 high-maintenance 的植物，if you如果你 miss a week of watering漏澆一個星期的水 dies就死了

People also use this about people, and that is the sense many students meet first. A high-maintenance friend or partner needs a lot of attention, time, or money — texts answered at once, plans that must be perfect, praise, gifts. This people-sense is informal, a bit slangy, and often unkind.

People人們 also也 about people拿它形容人 use this這樣用，and that而那 is是 many students許多學生 meet first最先遇到 the sense的意思。A high-maintenance friend or partner一位 high-maintenance 的朋友或伴侶 needs需要 a lot of attention, time, or money很多關注、時間或金錢——texts訊息 answered at once要馬上回、plans計畫 that must be perfect必須完美、praise讚美、gifts禮物。This people-sense這個指人的意思 is informal不正式、a bit slangy有點俚俗，and often unkind而且常常不客氣

It was popularized in American English by the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally…. In real talk it can be a joke between friends, but said about someone who cannot hear you, it can sting.

It它 in American English在美式英語裡 by the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally….因 1989 年的電影 When Harry Met Sally… was popularized而流行起來。In real talk在真實對話裡 it它 can be可以是 between friends朋友之間 a joke的玩笑，but但 said about someone who cannot hear you說到一個聽不見你說話的人身上時，it它 can sting會刺人

It does not mean “high quality.” A cheap old car can be high-maintenance too, because it keeps breaking. Though actually, almost anything that needs extra work can wear this label — a hairstyle, a piece of software, even a friendship.

It它 does not mean不是指 “high quality.”「高品質」。A cheap old car一輛便宜的老車 can be high-maintenance too也可以很 high-maintenance，because因為 it keeps breaking它一直壞。Though actually不過其實，needs extra work需要額外工夫 almost anything的幾乎任何東西 can wear this label都能被貼上這個標籤——a hairstyle一個髮型、a piece of software一套軟體、even a friendship甚至一段友誼