| 释义 |
dole¹ /dəʊl/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 救济；(分期或少量发放的)救济物；一份救济金(或救济食品)
a dole of soup 一份救济汤
2. 一小部分，一小份
3. [the dole]〈英口〉(政府发给的)失业救济金
4. 〈书〉命运；应得的份额
II vt.
(少量地)发放(救济品等)；以小份发给(out)
The food was doled out in exact portions. 那些食物按精确的份额发放。
dole out one piece of cake a day to each monkey 每天发给每只猴子一块蛋糕
She doled him out a plateful of stew. 她发给他一盘炖肉。
[<OE dāl portion, share] phr. on (the) dole 〈口〉接受失业救济金 go on the dole 开始拿失业救济金 He's been on the dole for years. 他靠失业救济金生活已有好些年了。 |