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单词 welfare
释义 welfare

welfare /ˈwel.feər/ aep /-fer/

noun [U] (HEALTH AND HAPPINESS)
B2 physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person: » The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child.» These organizations have fought very hard for the rights and welfare of immigrants.» animal welfareThesaurus+: ↑Health in general
noun [U] (HELP)
1
C2 help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money:
» This national fund pays for welfare benefits such as unemployment and sickness pay.» UK After her month's sick leave, she was summoned to see the company's welfare officer.Thesaurus+: ↑Social security and state benefits
on welfare US
2
F0 receiving financial help from the state because you are poor or have not been employed for a long time
Thesaurus+: ↑Unemployment
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Extra Examples:» It is widely acknowledged that the welfare system is under-resourced.» The whole scheme is intended to wean people off welfare dependency.» He argues that the Congress and President Clinton trampled the constitutional rights of legal immigrants in the new welfare reform law.» Since being made redundant, he has been receiving welfare.» The lobbyists are seeking reforms to the welfare system.
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