unemployment benefit
unemployment benefit — 名詞
1. A regular sum of money provided by the state to people who have lost their job a
失業給付
政府發給失業者的生活補助
A regular sum of money provided by the state to people who have lost their job and are actively looking for new work, intended to cover basic living costs during the job search period.
After the factory closed, Salma claimed unemployment benefit while looking for a new job.
工廠關閉後，Salma 一邊找工作一邊申請了失業給付。
collocation: claim + unemployment benefit
The government raised unemployment benefits last year to support families affected by the economic downturn.
去年政府調高了失業給付，以幫助受經濟衰退影響的家庭。
collocation: raise + unemployment benefits
Linh received unemployment benefits for six months before finding work at a local bookstore.
Linh 在當地書店找到工作之前，領了六個月的失業給付。
During the pandemic, many workers relied on unemployment benefits to cover their rent and food.
在疫情期間，許多勞工靠失業給付來支付房租和購買食物。
To qualify for unemployment benefit, you must prove you are looking for work each week.
要符合失業給付的資格，你必須每週證明自己在積極找工作。
- unemployment compensation
American English formal term
- jobseeker's allowance
British English official term
- dole
British informal; can carry a negative judgment about the recipient
文法句型
claim + unemployment benefit
receive + unemployment benefits
be on + unemployment benefit
用法筆記
British English mostly uses the uncountable form unemployment benefit (He is on unemployment benefit). American English predominantly uses the countable plural unemployment benefits (She collects unemployment benefits). The formal US term is unemployment compensation.