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Subsidy Offer Offered Parents Pay Sʌbsidi N.补助金,津贴 Grant

英语单词 subsidy
英美音标 ['sʌbsidi]
中文释义 n.补助金,津贴
vocab简明 A subsidy is a grant of financial assistance. Many school districts, for example, offer a subsidy to low-income families for book fees and lunch costs. The family pays a set amount and the district makes up the difference.
vocab扩展 The noun subsidy comes from French and Latin roots that mean "help and aid." Subsidies are most often offered by the government, but individuals can offer subsidies as well. "The parents offered to give a subsidy for students to go on the ski trip. The deal was that if the kids earned half the money, the parents would pay for the other half."
真题原句 The townsfolk don’t see it this way and local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]补贴;补助金;津贴 A subsidy is money that is paid by a government or other authority in order to help an industry or business, or to pay for a public service.
  • European farmers are planning a massive demonstration against farm subsidy cuts...

    欧洲农场主正策划一场抗议削减农场补贴的大规模示威游行。

  • They've also slashed state subsidies to utilities and transportation.

    他们还大幅削减了对公共事业和交通运输的政府补贴。

来源 2006.2

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