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poverty trap

noun
🔊/ˈpɒvəti træp/
🔊/ˈpɑːvərti træp/
 [usually singular]
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  1. a situation in which a person stays poor even when they get a job because the money they receive from the government is reduced贫困的牢笼（即使找到工作也依旧贫困，因为政府补贴相应减少）
    • The poorest families remained caught in the poverty trap.最贫穷的家庭仍然陷于贫困陷阱。
    Topics Social issuesc2