[] (usuallythe dole) () () money paid by the state to unemployed people失业救济金◆The number of people on the dole(= without a job) is the highest for 19 years.靠领取失业救济金生活的人数是 19 年来最多的。◆The government is changing the rules for claiming (the) dole.政府正在修改申领失业救济金的规定。SYNwelfare ()