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social security noun
⇨ aid aid noun aid ♦︎ help ♦︎ welfare ♦︎ relief ♦︎ charity ♦︎ social security ♦︎ handoutThese are all words for help, money, food and other supplies that are given to people who are poor, sick or in need in some way. 这些词均表示救济、捐助或援助。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆aid / help / welfare / relief / charity / social security / handouts for sb◆to be on welfare / social security◆emergency aid / help / relief◆government / state aid / help / welfare / relief / handouts◆direct / immediate / financial / medical aid / help / relief◆to get / receive aid / help / welfare / relief / charity / social security / handouts◆to accept aid / help / charity◆to give (sb) aid / help / relief / charity / handouts◆to provide / send / promise aid / help / relief◆to ask for aid / help / welfare / relief / charity◆to rely / depend on help / welfare / charity / social security / handouts◆to live on welfare / charity / social security■ aid [uncountable] money, food, medicine and other supplies that are sent to help countries in difficult situations 援助（如款项、食品、药品等）；救援物资◆An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised.额外的1 000万英镑外国援助款项已经得到许诺。◆Much of the funding has come from international aid agencies (= organizations that provide help).很多资金来自国际救援机构。■ help [uncountable] advice or money that is given to sb in order to solve their problems 帮助，援助，救助（如建议或金钱）◆I decided to seek legal help.我决定寻求法律援助。◆The organization offers practical help in dealing with paperwork.这个机构提供文件处理方面的实际帮助。 see also help ⇨ help verb 2 ■ welfare / /ˈwelfeə(r); NAmE ˈwelfer/ [uncountable] practical or financial help that is provided, often by the government, for people or animals that need it （政府给予的）福利◆The state is still the main provider of welfare.政府仍然是福利的主要提供者。◆Animal welfare groups want this practice banned altogether.动物保护团体希望全面禁止这种做法。ⓘ In American English welfare is also money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed or sick. In British English this is called social security. 美式英语中welfare还指政府定期发给贫困、失业或疾患人口的保障金，英式英语称之为social security◆They would rather work than live on welfare.他们宁愿工作也不愿靠社会保障金过活。 see also on welfare ⇨ unemployed ■ relief [uncountable] money, food, medicine and other supplies that are sent to help people in countries where there has been a war or natural disaster （因战乱或天灾而提供的）救援物品，救济◆We raised £5 000 for famine relief.我们为赈济饥荒筹集了5 000英镑。 see also relieve ⇨ ease NOTE 辨析 Aid or relief? Aid is often used to talk about money given to countries in financial trouble, often over a period of time. Relief is used more often to talk about money, medicine, food, etc. given to people in places where there has been a war or natural disaster, usually as an immediate response to a sudden emergency. * aid常指给予经济困难国家的资金援助，且通常持续一段时期。relief多指给予遭受战争或自然灾害地区灾民的资金、药品、食品等，通常是对突发紧急情况的即时应对。■ charity [uncountable] the aim of giving money, food and help to people who are in need 慈善；赈济◆Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity.大多数人参加伦敦马拉松赛跑是为慈善事业募集资金。◆He refused to live off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor).他拒绝靠救济过活。■ ˌsocial seˈcurity [uncountable] (BrE) money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed or sick （定期给予贫困、失业、疾患人口的）社会保障金◆He's been living on social security for the past two months.过去两个月他一直靠社会保障金生活。■ handout /ˈhændaʊt/ / [countable] (sometimes disapproving) food, money or clothes that are given to a person who is poor （给予穷人的）施舍，救济品（如食物、金钱或衣物）◆I don't want to be dependent on handouts.我不想依靠别人的施舍。 see also handout ⇨ gift , hand sth out ⇨ distribute |