social security

英 [ˌsəʊʃl sɪˈkjʊərəti]

美 [ˌsoʊʃl sɪˈkjʊrəti]

n.  社会保障金(政府定期向贫穷、失业、患病等人发放); (美国)社会保障制度

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牛津词典

noun

• 社会保障金（政府定期向贫穷、失业、患病等人发放）
  money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed, sick, etc.
  1. to live on social security
     靠社会保障金生活
  2. social security payments
     社会保障金支付款项
• （美国）社会保障制度
  (in the US) a system in which people pay money regularly to the government when they are working and receive payments from the government when they are unable to work, especially when they are sick or too old to work

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 社会保障(制度)
  Social securityis a system under which a government pays money regularly to certain groups of people, for example the sick, the unemployed, or those with no other income.
  1. ...women who did not have jobs and were on social security...
     靠社会保障生存的无业妇女
  2. Families on social security benefits will be harshly affected.
     依靠社会救济金生活的家庭将受到严重的影响。

英英释义

noun

• social welfare program in the U.S.

双语例句

• Many older people cannot get along on just their Social Security checks.
  许多老年人仅靠社会保障金无法生活。
• Perhaps because of this, the idea of social security and insurance developed.
  也许恰恰因为这些，社会安全和保险的思想发展了。
• In the USA you can ring Social Security or the Department of Welfare and ask what help is available.
  在美国，你可以致电社会保障部或福利部询问能得到何种帮助。
• I checked the IRS and the social security databases.
  我查了税务和社保记录。
• The social security system of China is now well-developed and has made encouraging progress.
  本文认为目前我国的社会保障制度的到了很好的发展，取得了令人鼓舞的成绩。
• To buy insurance, if the unit had organized a social security, it is not necessary.
  买份保险，如果单位办了社保，就不必了。
• Originated from industry and cities, social security system is the result of social and economic development.
  社会保障制度发源于工业与城市，是社会与经济发展到一定阶段的产物。
• Social Security refused to pay her more than £ 17 per week
  社会保障部门拒绝每周向她支付17英镑以上的钱。
• A large majority of elderly Americans depend solely on social security income.
  大多数上了年纪的美国人仰仗社会保险金过活。
• We worked to strengthen employment and social security.
  加强就业和社会保障。