释义 |
on welfare phraseUS receiving financial help from the state because you are poor or have not been employed for a long time: (因贫困或失业而)接受福利救济 Over 53,000 families in the region are currently on welfare. I met so many single parents on welfare. The number of households on welfare is up 9 percent. She was determined that she wouldn't stay on welfare for long. At the time, she was pregnant and on welfare. The fact is that most of these people on welfare are actually working. See also
welfare(HELP) |