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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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

(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.

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.

Of or relating to a welfare state.
福利国家的或者与福利国家相关的。
A well-managed welfare state is not the enemy of globalization. Instead, some say it is the saviour.
一些人指出，管理良好的福利国家并不是全球化的死敌，而是全球化的救星。
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。
The supposed benefits of a progressive welfare state.
进步福利国家的所谓“福利”。
Britain is regarded as a welfare state.
英国被认为是福利制度的国家。
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。
They've been accused of dismantling the welfare state.
他们被控破坏了这个福利国家。
The welfare state was regarded as a kind of dividend from economic growth.
福利国家被看作是额外享受经济的增长。
The welfare state has run up against a brick wall of economic reality and fiscal book-keeping.
现在，福利国家已经撞上由经济现实和财政状况筑起的南墙。
They equated socialism with the welfare state.
他们把社会主义与福利国家相提并论。