poverty trap
柯林斯词典
1. N the situation of being unable to escape poverty because of being dependent on state benefits, which are reduced by the same amount as any extra income gained 貧睏陷阱
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poverty trap
剑桥词典
- a situation in which someone would have even less money , or not much more money , if they were employed because financial help from the government would be reduced or not available
貧睏陷阱（指找到工作也依然貧睏或更貧睏，因爲不能再接受政府救濟）
He's caught in the poverty trap and will only be five pounds a week better off if he accepts the job . 他陷入了貧睏陷阱之中，如果他接受這項工作的話，每周衹會增加5英鎊的收入。 返回 poverty trap