the dole queue/dole queues informal British EnglishBrE the number of people who are unemployed and claiming money from the government, or a line of people waiting to claim this money each week 领取失业救济金的人数；等待领取失业救济金的队伍 As two factories closed today, 500 people joined the dole queue. 由于今天两家工厂倒闭，又有500人加入了领取失业救济金的行列。
Dole queues lengthened. 领失业救济金的人数增加了。
→ the dole queue/dole queues at dole1(1)