welfare

1. [U] 健康,幸福,繁荣 good health, happiness, prosperity, etc. of a person or group
2. [U] 福利 help provided for people with social problems, money difficulties, etc.
3. [U] 〈美〉政府的福利(制度) (the system of) additional government help given to people in special need

• concern sb's welfare关系到某人的幸福
• promote the public welfare促进公共福利事业

• economic〔educational, general, public, social〕 welfare经济〔教育,全民,公共,社会〕福利
• material and spiritual welfare物质和精神幸福

• child〔community〕 welfare儿童〔社会〕福利

• welfare money救济金

• for sb's welfare为某人的幸福
• on welfare接受福利救济的
• go 〔live〕 on welfare靠救济金过活

• welfare of mankind人类的幸福
• welfare of the public公共福利

social welfare 社会福利；社会福利工作（等于social work）

public welfare公共福利，公用福利设施；社会福利

welfare system福利体系

welfare state福利国家

welfare economics[经]福利经济学

economic welfare经济福利

welfare lottery福利彩票

general welfare公共福利

child welfare儿童福利；保育

on welfare接受救济的；接受生活照顾的

welfare work福利工作

welfare fund n. 福利基金

public welfare forest公益林

welfare facilities福利设施

social welfare function社会福利函数；社会福利功能

welfare cost社会福利支出；福利费

1. The welfare of the individual is bound up with the welfare of the community.
   个人的福利与社会的福利有着密切的关系。
2. These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community.
   这些都是与社会福利有关的问题。
3. The government decided to promote public welfare.
   政府决定发展公共福利。
4. My principal concern is my family's welfare.
   我至为关心的是我一家的幸福。