Poverty trap
n. 贫困陷阱
📖 牛津释义
poverty trap
situation in which one is unable to improve one's income because one depends on state benefits that are reduced as one's earnings increase 贫困陷阱（受政府津贴者因工资增加而津贴减少, 无法改善经济状况）.
🧩 词语组成解析
trap
[træp]
vt. 诱骗;使受限制;困住;使（水与气体等）分离;
n. 圈套;（对付人的）计谋;（练习射击用的）抛靶器;（捕捉动物的）夹子;
vi. 设陷阱;装捕捉机;设圈套;
🗣️ 情景例句
and Mrs. Montefiore has reserved the honeymoon suite for us. Montefiore
太太为我们保留了蜜月套房。
May I use your telephone?
我能用你的电话吗？
Good afternoon, Li Lei! Nice to meet you. How do you do?
你好。见到你很高兴。