unemployment benefit

英 [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt]

美 [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt benɪfɪt]

n.  失业补贴(或津贴); 失业救济金

BEC经济

牛津词典

noun

• 失业补贴（或津贴）；失业救济金
  money paid by the government to sb who is unemployed
  1. people on (= receiving) unemployment benefit
     领取失业救济金的人
  2. Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last month.
     上个月申请失业津贴的人数下降了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 失业救济金；失业补贴
  Unemployment benefitis money that some people receive from the state when they do not have a job and are unable to find one.
  1. In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit...
     1986年，有300多万人领取失业救济金。
  2. Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
     失业救济金的额度与以前的收入有直接关系。

双语例句

• She receive& 20a week as unemployment benefit.
  她每周领取20英镑的失业救济金。
• Unemployment benefit does encourage unemployment in the short term; but that may be no bad thing.
  短期内，失业救济确实鼓励了失业，但这可能不是坏事。
• Its forecasts coincided with the release of official data showing the number of people claiming unemployment benefit rose for a third month running – the clearest sign yet that the economic downturn is starting to hit the labour market.
  与此同时，官方数据显示，英国申请失业救济的人数连续第三个月出现增长。这是迄今最明显的信号，表明经济滑坡已开始冲击劳动力市场。
• He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit.
  他无权要求领取失业救济金。
• A person claiming labor insurance injury and illness benefit, vocational training living allowance, temporary work allowance, or other related employment development awards, may not claim unemployment benefit while receiving the related award.
  领取劳工保险伤病给付、职业训练生活津贴、临时工作津贴、创业贷款利息补贴或其它促进就业相关津贴者，领取相关津贴期间，不得同时请领失业给付。
• Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
  失业救济金的额度与以前的收入有直接关系。
• To most thoughtful people, unemployment benefit embodies a painful trade-off.
  对多数有识之士而言，失业救济体现了一种痛苦的权衡。
• Are you entitled to unemployment benefit?
  你有资格领取失业救济金吗？
• In 1986 more than three million were receiving unemployment benefit
  1986年，有300多万人领取失业救济金。
• Does unemployment benefit really encourage people to duck work?
  失业救济真的鼓励人们逃避工作吗？