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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1883 COCA: 1933

welfare

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Related topics: Welfare
wel·fare /ˈwelfeə $ -fer/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun [uncountableU]  
1  SAFEsomeone’s welfare is their health and happiness 幸福，健康；福祉
 Our only concern is the children’s welfare.
我们唯一关心的是孩子们的幸福。
2  PEWhelp that is provided for people who have personal or social problems 〔对有个人或社会问题的人提供的〕帮助；福利
welfare benefits/services/programmes etc
 the provision of education and welfare services
提供教育和福利服务
 The company’s welfare officer deals with employees’ personal problems.
公司负责福利的工作人员处理雇员的个人问题。
3  American EnglishAmEPEW money that is paid by the government in the US to people who are very poor or unemployed 〔政府向穷人或失业者发放的〕救济金 SYN British English benefit
on welfare
 Most of the people in this neighborhood are on welfare.
这一街区的大多数人都领取福利救济。
Examples from the Corpus
welfare• As in other cases, the deadweight welfare loss depends on the price elasticity of demand.• Annabelle stopped getting welfare benefits when her husband landed a minimum-wage job.• Since 1985, she has quit two full-time jobs because her net pay was less than her welfare check.• In human terms, however, welfare reform is definitely risky.• Getting people off welfare and into paying jobs is a major national priority.• Raising the minimum wage might make it more difficult for people on welfare to get a job.• The amount of money that the government spends on welfare has halved in the past decade.• Make another subtraction for everything else other than spending on the elderly that has to be done in the social welfare system.• We are very concerned about the welfare of U.S. citizens abroad.• Concern for the welfare of the workers, or labour supply, changed.• The welfare provisions, meanwhile, require states to put recipients to work and penalize those that fail to do so.
welfare benefits/services/programmes etc• C., a proposal in Congress would end federal financing for health and welfare services for legal immigrants.• The terminal workers were fired, and they lost their health and welfare benefits.• In addition, government policies on taxation and welfare benefits will have a significant influence.• The measure would also limit cash welfare benefits to a total of five years.• He advocates ways of limiting men's role in child welfare services, and says men should practice nurturing each other.• Similarly, drug-free status must be a basic of eligibility for federal welfare benefits.• He attacks illegal immigration and opposes welfare benefits for illegal immigrants.• The most important benefits were adequate job provision, regular pay rises and state welfare services.
on welfare• Most of the people in this neighborhood are on welfare.
From Longman Business Dictionary
welfarewel·fare /ˈwelfeə-fer/ noun [uncountableU]ECONOMICS
1help that is given by government to people with social or financial problems
a drastic reform of the welfare system
2American EnglishAmE money paid by the government to people who are poor, unemployed etc
Non-profit companies are providing job placement for welfare recipients.
large familieson welfare
Origin welfare
(1300-1400) well fare “to fare well”
wel·fare noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1883 COCA: 1933
welfare

noun¹

 1good health and happiness健康；幸福ADJECTIVE | VERB + WELFARE ADJECTIVE➤animal, child, community, family, human, personal動物福利；兒童幸福；社會福祉；家庭幸福；人類福祉；個人福祉◇people concerned about child welfare關心兒童福祉的人➤general, public大眾／公眾福祉VERB + WELFARE➤improve, promote促進幸福◇The government's policies will promote the welfare of all citizens.政府的政策將會促進全體公民的幸福。
welfare

noun²

 2money, etc. from the government政府福利ADJECTIVE | VERB + WELFARE | WELFARE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤state國家福利▸➤social社會福利VERB + WELFARE➤collect, receive (both NAmE) 接受／得到福利➤leave (NAmE) 脫離福利◇financial incentives to leave welfare鼓勵脫離福利的經濟激勵措施WELFARE + NOUN➤state福利制度◇the provision of services such as health through the welfare state福利制度下提供的醫療之類的服務➤agency, authorities, department, office, programme/program, provision, services, system福利機構／當局／部門／辦公室／項目／提供／事業／體系▸➤rolls (NAmE) 福利救濟人員名冊◇The government is trying to move more people off the welfare rolls into work.政府正在努力讓更多的靠領福利救濟生活的人去工作。➤officer, worker福利官員／工作者▸➤benefits, payments福利；福利金◇lone parents living on welfare benefits靠福利維持生計的單親➤check (NAmE) 福利支票◇The welfare check never went far enough.福利支票從來支撑不了多久。➤budget, costs, spending福利預算／成本／支出▸➤cuts福利削減▸➤policy, reform福利政策／改革▸➤recipient領福利金者➤mother (NAmE) 領福利金的母親▸➤fraud救濟金詐騙◇The new government promised to clamp down on welfare fraud.新政府許諾要嚴厲打擊詐騙福利金的人。➤dependency對福利金的依賴PREPOSITION➤on welfare (especially NAmE) 依靠福利◇the number of families on welfare領福利金的家庭的數量
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1883 COCA: 1933
welfare noun
⇨ aid (welfare provision for people with disabilities) ⇨ safety (the child's welfare) ⇨ on welfare ⇨ unemployed adj.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1883 COCA: 1933
welfare
Happiness and Joy: happiness, pleasure, joy...
Treating animals and animal welfare: castrate, dock, doctor...
Help with social problems: agency, block grant, CAB...
Financial help given by the government: aid, assisted living, benefit...

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