考研英语高频词汇
allowance/əˈlaʊəns/
n.(allow+ance)津贴,补助(费);体谅,考虑;折扣,折价
考研真题共出现6次
短语搭配:make allowance(s)for考虑到,顾及;体谅,原谅
真题例句1:There will now be a seven-day wait for the jobseeker’s allowance. (2014年英语一text1P2)
真题翻译1:现在求职者的津贴将有7天的等待期。
真题例句2:Even the very phrase “jobseeker’s allowance” is about redefining the unemployed as a “jobseeker” who had no fundamental right to a benefit he or she has earned through making national insurance contributions. (2014年英语一text1P4)
真题翻译2:甚至连“求职者津贴”这个词本身都是在将失业者重新定义为“求职者”,他们没有获得通过缴纳国民保险而获得的基本福利的权利。
真题例句3:Instead, the claimant receives a time-limited “allowance,” conditional on actively seeking a job; no entitlement and no insurance, at £71.70 a week, one of the least generous in the EU. (2014年英语一text1P4)
真题翻译3:相反,索赔人获得有时间限制的“津贴”,条件是积极寻找工作;没有福利待遇,也没有保险,周薪为71.7英镑,是欧盟最不慷慨的国家之一。