| 释义 |
poverty trap
UK
noun only singular
■a situation in which someone would be even poorer or not much richer if they had a job because they would no longer receive financial help from the government 贫困陷阱（指找到工作也依然贫困或更贫困，因为不能再接受政府救济）•He's caught in the poverty trap and will only be five pounds a week better off if he accepts the job.他陷入了贫困陷阱之中，如果他接受这项工作的话，每周只会增加五英镑的收入。 |