unemployment compensation

unemployment compensation — 名詞

1. money that a government or similar organization pays regularly to someone who do

1.名詞B2
釋義

失業補助金

政府向失業者發放的定期款項

money that a government or similar organization pays regularly to someone who does not have a job and is actively looking for work.

例句

After the factory closed, Wei Chen applied for unemployment compensation while looking for work.

工廠關閉後，Wei Chen 申請了失業補助金，同時也在找工作。

collocation: 'apply for + unemployment compensation'

The state government raised unemployment compensation by fifteen percent during the recession to help families cover basic needs.

州政府在經濟衰退期間將失業補助金提高了百分之十五，以幫助家庭支付基本生活開銷。

collocation: 'raise / increase + unemployment compensation'

常見搭配
  • apply for unemployment compensation
  • receive unemployment compensation
  • claim unemployment compensation
  • unemployment compensation payments
  • unemployment compensation benefits
  • eligible for unemployment compensation
同義詞

文法句型

apply for / claim / receive + unemployment compensation

unemployment compensation + from + [government agency / state]

用法筆記

This term is used primarily in American English; in British English, 'jobseeker's allowance' or 'unemployment benefit' are more common. It is an uncountable noun — you do not say 'an unemployment compensation' or 'unemployment compensations.'

常見錯誤

I received an unemployment compensation last month.
I received unemployment compensation last month.
'unemployment compensation' is uncountable and does not take the article 'a' or 'an'.
He claimed unemployment compensations for three months.
He claimed unemployment compensation for three months.
Do not add -s; the term is always singular and uncountable.

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