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*ben·e·fit¹ /`bɛnəfɪt; ˈbenɪfɪt/
n
1 [C,U] money that you get from the government when you are ill or when you do not have a job 〔政府发放给生病者或失业者的〕救济金，津贴:
All his family are on benefits. (=receiving benefits) 他的一家都在领救济金。
social security benefits 社会保障救济金
2 [C,U] an advantage or improvement that you get from something 益处，好处:
There are obvious benefits for the computer users. 电脑使用者有明显的益处。
for sb's benefit (=in order to help them) 为了帮助某人: Liu Han translated what he had said for my benefit. 刘汉为了帮我而把他说过的话翻译给我听。
3 [C] a performance, concert etc that makes money for a CHARITY 义演，慈善音乐会
4 give sb the benefit of the doubt to believe or trust someone even though it is possible that they are lying or are wrong 姑且相信某人
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