social security

英 [ˌsəʊʃl sɪˈkjʊərəti]

美 [ˌsoʊʃl sɪˈkjʊrəti]

n.  社会保障金(政府定期向贫穷、失业、患病等人发放); (美国)社会保障制度

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牛津词典

noun

• 社会保障金（政府定期向贫穷、失业、患病等人发放）
  money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed, sick, etc.
  1. to live on social security
     靠社会保障金生活
  2. social security payments
     社会保障金支付款项
• （美国）社会保障制度
  (in the US) a system in which people pay money regularly to the government when they are working and receive payments from the government when they are unable to work, especially when they are sick or too old to work

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 社会保障(制度)
  Social securityis a system under which a government pays money regularly to certain groups of people, for example the sick, the unemployed, or those with no other income.
  1. ...women who did not have jobs and were on social security...
     靠社会保障生存的无业妇女
  2. Families on social security benefits will be harshly affected.
     依靠社会救济金生活的家庭将受到严重的影响。

英英释义

noun

• social welfare program in the U.S.

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