welfare state
英 [ˌwelfeə ˈsteɪt]
美 [ˌwelfer ˈsteɪt]
n. 福利制度(由政府向有需要的人提供各种免费服务，如医疗、失业救济金、对老人的照顾等); 福利国家
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牛津词典
noun
- 福利制度（由政府向有需要的人提供各种免费服务，如医疗、失业救济金、对老人的照顾等）
a system by which the government provides a range of free services to people who need them, for example medical care, money for people without work, care for old people, etc. - 福利国家
a country that has such a system
柯林斯词典
- (英国等国的)福利国家(制度)
In Britain and some other countries, thewelfare stateis a system in which the government provides free social services such as health and education and gives money to people when they are unable to work, for example because they are old, unemployed, or sick.
英英释义
noun
- a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
双语例句
- Politically, Qatar is evolving from a traditional society into a modern welfare state.
政治上，卡塔尔从传统社会演化成为一种现代的福利国家。 - I believe that the Government's general aim is to whittle away the Welfare State
我认为政府总的目的是要削弱福利国家体制。 - The supposed benefits of a progressive welfare state.
进步福利国家的所谓“福利”。 - Do you think America's welfare state is adequate& or over-generous?
你认为美国的国家福利是否足够，还是过于慷慨了？ - In the long run, debt sustainability may require a fundamental review of the welfare state.
长期而言，债务可持续性可能意味着需要对“福利国家”进行根本性评估。 - On Welfare State Policy of Attlee Government in Britain
试论英国艾德礼政府的福利国家政策 - Language aside, the history, structure and politics of each country's welfare state are different.
撇开语言不谈，各个国家福利制度的历史、体制和手段各不相同。 - They've been accused of dismantling the welfare state.
他们被控破坏了这个福利国家。 - Yet it was clear that an independent Scotland would struggle to sustain even its existing welfare state.
但很显然，独立的苏格兰甚至难以维持现有的福利国家制度。 - Yet this change also threatens to reshape the German welfare state and undermine social cohesion.
然而，这种变化也有可能重塑德国的福利状况，并削弱社会凝聚力。