social ills meaning in English

社会问题

A lack of jobs is no doubt one reason for the prevalence of heroin addiction and other social ills
没有工作无疑是吸食毒品等社会病的原因之一。
Singapore is today expected to announce it will legalise casino gambling in spite of strong local opposition amid fears it might cause social ills
预计新加坡今天将宣布，它将使赌场赌博合法化。人们担心赌博会导致社会问题，新加坡国内对这种做法一直极力反对。
The party congress is expected to finetune policies to deal with a slew of social ills marked by a widening wealth gap after three decades of blistering economic growth
党代会期望能够制定出有效的政策，以解决由于近三十年经济的快速发展所带来的一系列社会问题。
The stretch of the speech from premier wen ' s government work report hit right upon our social ills , with every word weighing on people ' s minds , and created a strong reverberation among the delegates who attended the npc and cppcc conferences and the netizens who followed the two sessions
温总理在政府工作报告中的这段讲话切中时弊，字字千钧，引起了出席两会的代表委员们和关注两会的网友们的强烈共鸣。