welfare
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwel.feər/ us/ˈwel.fer/
(HELP)
C2 福利救济;社会福利
help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money
Your taxes pay for welfare benefits such as unemployment and sickness pay. 你交的税用作诸如失业和医疗等方面的福利救济。
UK After her month's sick leave, she was summoned to see the company's welfare officer. 她休了一个月病假之后，公司的福利主管约见了她。
on welfareUS （因贫困或失业而）接受福利救济
receiving financial help from the state because you are poor or have not been employed for a long time
- More 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.
(HEALTH AND HAPPINESS)
B2 （尤指人的）幸福，福祉;安康
physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person
The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child. 警方非常担心失踪儿童的安危。
These organizations have fought very hard for the rights and welfare of immigrants. 这些机构竭力地为移民争取权利和福利。
animal welfare 动物福利