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单词 poverty trap
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poverty trapnoun [ S ]

uk/ˈpɒv.ə.ti ˌtræp/us/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i ˌtræp/UK

a situation in which someone would have even less money, or not much more money, if they were employed because financial help from the government would be reduced or not available:

He's caught in the poverty trap and will only be five pounds a week better off if he accepts the job.

the poverty trapnoun [ S ]

ukusECONOMICS

the situation in which someone would be poorer or not much richer if they had a job, because they would no longer receive financial help from the government:

Union leaders believe the extra money could prevent the country's lowest paid workers falling back into the poverty trap.
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