| 单词 | welfare-to-work |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswelfare-to-work welfare-to-work n. originally U.S. any of various government initiatives intended to give unemployed people or others receiving state benefits an incentive to find employment, or to enhance their prospects through training, special arrangements with employers, etc. Usually attributive. ΚΠ 1969 R. Nixon in N.Y. Times 12 Aug. 18/5 The initial investment is needed now to stop the momentum of work-to-welfare and to start a new momentum in the opposite direction.] 1981 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. a26/4 [The]..letter..renders a disservice to New York City's welfare-to-work efforts. 1994 Times (Electronic ed.) 29 Dec. Labour argues that instead of cutting benefits and training for the unemployed, the Government should..put forward a large-scale welfare-to-work programme to help the unemployed to get jobs. 1997 Independent 27 May 21 (heading) Will Labour's Welfare to Work really work? 2008 S. Welch et al. Understanding Amer. Govt. xvii. 549/1 The pressure to meet the welfare-to-work requirement is especially difficult for states where job growth has lagged. < as lemmas |
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