单词 | welfare hotel |
释义 | welfare hotel in British English (ˈwɛlfɛə ˌhəʊˈtɛl) noun social welfare, US accommodation provided for people who are on welfare David has been living in a welfare hotel since he was released from prison last spring. welfare hotel in American Englishnoun a hotel in which people receiving welfare assistance are temporarily housed until permanent quarters become available Word origin [1970–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, New Age, consciousness-raising, postmodernism, urban legend |
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