poverty trap noun
plural poverty traps
plural poverty traps
Learner's definition of POVERTY TRAP
[count]
: a situation in which a person who is poor is unable to escape from poverty
especially chiefly British : a situation in which a poor person who gets a job will remain poor because the amount of money that person receives from the government will be reduced贫困的牢笼（尤指即使找到工作依旧贫困，因为政府补助相应减少）