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welfare

英 ['welfeə] 美['wɛl'fɛr]

英英释义词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词benefit well-being interest advantage comfort good

反义词

n. 福利；幸福；福利事业；安宁
adj. 福利的；接受社会救济的

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中文词源

welfare 福利

来自古英语wel faran,来自 wel-,好的，词源同well,fare,旅程，人生航程。引申义社会福利。

英英释意

1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

2. something that aids or promotes well-being;: "for the common good"

3. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;: "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"

英文词源

welfare (n.): c. 1300, from Old English wel faran "condition of being or doing well," from wel (see well (adv.)) + faran "get along" (see fare (v.)). Similar formation in Old Norse velferð. Meaning "social concern for the well-being of children, the unemployed, etc." is first attested 1904; meaning "organized effort to provide for maintenance of members of a group" is from 1918. Welfare state is recorded from 1941.

考试真题

Improve the welfare of affected workers.

air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with the most serious damage occurring in the developing world.

In order to maximize global welfare, every country's carbon pricing should reflect not only the purely domestic damage from emissions, but also the damage to foreign countries.

That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants' access to certain benefits.

They have greater difficulty getting welfare support

What does the author think of America's large body of family laws governing children's welfare?

Johnson's views on social welfare.

The rich are opposed to social welfare

Because of these differences, comparing France's consumption with the U.S.'s overstates the gap in economic welfare.

But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass-fed is the more cost-effective model.

Champions of this type of regenerative grazing also point to its animal welfare, climate and health benefits: Grass-fed animals live longer out of confinement.

From the early 1960s, local authorities were required to plan health and welfare services.

In the future, they will improve our health care, social welfare and standard of living.

Methodologically, the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is that economic welfare is multi-dimensional.

While thinking about the question, we came across a recently published article by Charles Jones and Peter Klenow, which proposes an interesting new measure of economic welfare.

Although the programme asks the members only to drive students to and from their classes, Wilson often goes beyond to ensure the welfare and safety of the students.

Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself.

Each one felt responsible for the welfare of athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety.

The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be, at least for the moment, in worlds of their own that are, to them, much more important than the welfare of others.

The principle of British welfare is no longer that you can insure yourself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens.

词组搭配

on welfare

Receiving regular assistance from the government or private agencies because of need.

接受福利救济的：因贫困而经常从政府或私人机构处接受定期帮助的

实用场景例句

We are concerned about the child's welfare.: 我们关注那个孩子的福祉。

The state is still the main provider of welfare.: 政府仍然是福利的主要提供者。

child welfare: 儿童福利

a social welfare programme: 社会福利计划

welfare provision/services/work: 福利供给 / 机构 / 工作

They would rather work than live on welfare .: 他们宁愿工作而不愿靠社会保障金过活。

I do not think he is considering Emma's welfare...: 我认为他没有考虑到埃玛的幸福。

He was the head of a charity for the welfare of children.: 他是一个儿童福利慈善机构的负责人。

Child welfare services are well established and comprehensive...: 儿童福利机构发展成熟，体系完善。

He has urged complete reform of the welfare system.: 他极力主张对福利制度进行彻底改革。

States such as Michigan and Massachusetts are making deep cuts in welfare...: 诸如密歇根和马萨诸塞等州正在大幅削减社会保障金。

If she does find a job through the training program she may have less money than now when she's on welfare.: 如果她在培训后真的找到份工作，那她的收入可能还不如她现在领的社会保障金多。

The worker's concern about cuts in the welfare funding has not abated.: 工人们对削减福利基金的关心并没有减少.

They are concerned about my welfare.: 他们关心我的健康.

They're not concerned with welfare; it's all politics!: 他们并非关心福利问题, 完全是党派之争.

The company's welfare officer deals with employee's personal problems.: 公司负责福利的工作人员处理雇员的个人问题.

Patrick works for social welfare.: 帕特里克为社会福利工作.

Most of the families in this neighbourhood are on welfare.: 这一带的大多数家庭都接受政府的福利救济.

The welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community.: 个人福利与社会的福利有着密切的关系.

This politician tried to cheat the people into the belief that he would work for public welfare.: 这个政客想哄骗人们相信他是会为大众谋福利的.

The decline of community life is negating the work of welfare services.: 社区生活的下降否定了福利机构的工作.

Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job.: 一旦就业，即停发福利救济。

Their aim is to reduce people's dependency on the welfare state.: 他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。

We are concerned about the child's welfare.: 我们关注那个孩子的福祉。

They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getaway.: 他们更加关心那些狗的安危，而非自己如何干净利落地脱身。

The local welfare office is where government dispenses many of its services.: 地方福利部门就是政府贯彻实施其众多服务的窗口。

The centrality of the German economy to the welfare of Europe must be recognised.: 德国经济对欧洲社会安康的核心作用必须得到承认。

Animal welfare is a subject very close to my heart.: 动物福利是我非常关注的一个问题。