fuel-poor
adjective
UK/ˈfjʊəlˌpɔːr//ˈfjʊəlˌpʊr/not having enoughmoneytoheatyourhome, because of alowincomeor highenergyprices:
（因为能源价格高昂而没有足够的钱来给住房取暖）能源贫困的Extrafundingwould betargetedon fuel-poorhouseholds.对能源贫困的家庭将提供针对性的额外资助。
| 单词 | fuel-poor |
| 释义 | fuel-poor adjective UK/ˈfjʊəlˌpɔːr//ˈfjʊəlˌpʊr/not having enoughmoneytoheatyourhome, because of alowincomeor highenergyprices: （因为能源价格高昂而没有足够的钱来给住房取暖）能源贫困的Extrafundingwould betargetedon fuel-poorhouseholds.对能源贫困的家庭将提供针对性的额外资助。 Examplesoffuel-poorfuel-poor The measure would, at modest cost, improve comfort and warmth and reduce costs for thefuel-poor—an important target group—and create employment and provide environmental gain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The range of measures in the strategy is aimed at materially helping allfuel-poorhouseholds, irrespective of whether they are connected to the network. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt that, within the right framework, real help for "fuel-poor" people could be included. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 With the new tariff structures, we are taking measures to ensure that thefuel-poorare not priced out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fuel-poorest people tend to have larger homes on average than those who are notfuelpoor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is essential that we deliver our fuel poverty strategy so that it benefits those who live in wretched concentrations in suchfuel-poorhouseholds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The reality for those who arefuel-poortoday is that they will live in the housing that isfuel-poortomorrow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The commonly applied definition of afuel-poorhousehold is of one which needs to spend 10 per cent or more of its total income on fuel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we could spend the same amount directly investing in people's homes and ensure that it was targeted at thefuel-poor, that would need to be considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Cannot something be done to redress the balance, because it would certainly help those on the margin of income and perhaps those who arefuel-poor, too? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We hear much about subsidiarity, but if subsidiarity does not mean that a country has the ability to fend for itsfuel-poor, it means nothing at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That newspaper has been unapologetic in its pursuit of a claim that we ought to treat thefuel-poorbetter than we have treated them in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Close on 2 million people have benefited and that is an important contribution to ensuring that thefuel-poorhave a higher standard of living in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Competition is difficult to achieve in some examples, but we are trying to generate much more in respect of thefuel-poorand those who have pre-payment meters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At issue this evening is a serious debate about how we should deal with two issues: first, fuel poverty and how we can assist thefuel-poor; and, secondly, energy conservation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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