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
You're very generous.
你真慷慨。
Don't bother him.
不要打扰他。
Of course. They lived there.
当然了。他们曾经住在那儿。