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

• Claimants of unemployment benefit should fill in this form.
  失业津贴申请人应填写本表。
• This slump was triggered by figures from the United States showing a surge in claims for unemployment benefit.
  这次油价下跌是由于美国最新数据显示申领失业救济金的人数增加。
• How much unemployment benefit does the middle-aged woman get every month?
  那位中年妇女每月领到多少失业救济金？
• At its worst, unemployment benefit pays people to watch daytime television; it is particularly pernicious if the skills of the jobless decay, and unemployment becomes unemployability.
  在最坏的情况下，失业救济为那些大白天看电视的人提供了酬劳，尤其危险的是，如果失业者的技能退化，失业就变成了无就业能力。
• She's been on unemployment benefit for six years.
  她已领取了6年的失业救济金。
• The number of people claiming unemployment benefit has risen sharply this month.
  这个月要求领取失业救济金的人数急剧上升。
• The government has altered the rules governing eligibility for unemployment benefit.
  政府已经修改了有关领取失业救济金资格的规章制度。
• Are you claiming unemployment benefit?
  你在申请失业补助金吗？
• When a man is out of work, he may draw unemployment benefit until he finds work again;
  当一个人事业时，他可以领取失业救济金，直到他重新找到工作。
• 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。