| 单词 | welfare |
| 释义 | welfare (once / 269 pages) n Your welfare is your happiness and well being. Parents are usually in charge of their children's welfare, making sure they're healthy, happy and well fed. Welfare is a state of content or prosperous existence. So if something bad happens, your welfare is threatened. Welfare can also refer to a government system designed to give money, food, and resources to the poor. Welfare systems have been around since ancient Roman times, but the U.S. welfare program didn't start until the 1930's, during the Great Depression. WORD FAMILYwelfare: welfares, welfarist USAGE EXAMPLESAnti-poverty groups are now focused on preventing cuts to food stamp and welfare programs rather than trying to expand them as planned. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Nebraska might benefit from studying the State of Florida’s child welfare data system. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police were sent there to check on her welfare. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) 1n something that aids or promotes well-being Syn|Hypo|Hyper benefit advantage, reward benefit resulting from some event or action interest, sakea reason for wanting something done behalffor someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive) good, goodness that which is pleasing or valuable or useful 2n a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, well-being, wellbeing ill-being lack of prosperity or happiness or health fool's paradise an illusory state of wellbeing health, wellnessa healthy state of wellbeing free from disease prosperity, successfulness the condition of prospering; having good fortune 3n governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need she lives on welfare Syn|Hypo|Hyper public assistance, social welfare social insurance government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue reliefaid for the aged or indigent or handicapped dole, pogey, pogymoney received from the state national insurancesocial insurance program in Britain; based on contributions from employers and employees; provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services national assistance, social assistance, supplementary benefitbenefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law Social Securitysocial welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance unemployment compensationpayment by a United States agency to unemployed people disability insurancesocial insurance for the disabled health caresocial insurance for the ill and injured aid, economic aid, financial aid money to support a worthy person or cause |
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