breadline是什么意思,breadline的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句
breadline英标
英:/'ˈbredlaɪn/ 美:/'ˈbredlaɪn/
常用词典
n. 贫困线;等待分配救济食物的队伍
例句
They're not exactly on the breadline.
他们其实并非生活在贫困线上。
We lived on the breadline to get our son through college.
供儿子上大学期间我们的生活非常拮据。
Many people without jobs are living on the breadline these days.
最近很多失业游民生活在温饱线上。
Matthew worked in Father's dye factory, fortunate to have a job when most of the rest of the town stood on the breadline.
马修在父亲的染厂工作,镇上多数人都在排队领救济,他很幸运还有份工作。
Now, though many-perhaps most-zimbabweans are still on the breadline and 80% have no jobs, at least those in work can predict their income.
现在,即便很多,也许是大多数津巴布韦人仍旧在排队领面包,80%的人没有工作,但是至少那些有工作的能预见自己的收入。
网络扩展资料
单词"breadline"指的是人们排队领取食物的现象,通常是由于贫困、失业和经济困难等原因引起的。以下是该词的详细解释:
例句
Many people were standing in the breadline waiting for their turn to get food. (许多人站在排队等待领取食物。)
The country was in the midst of an economic crisis, and the breadline was growing longer every day. (该国正处于经济危机中,面包排队的人数每天都在增加。)
用法
"breadline"通常作为一个名词来使用,指的是人们排队领取食物的现象。它可以用于描述贫困和失业的现象,也可以用于描述一些非正式的领取食物的过程。
解释
"breadline"一词的起源可以追溯到20世纪初,当时美国经历着一场经济危机,许多人都没有工作和食物。政府为了帮助人们度过难关,开设了面包排队,提供免费食物给那些需要帮助的人。这个词逐渐成为了描述贫困和失业现象的代名词。
近义词
food bank (食品银行)
soup kitchen (救济厨房)
food pantry (食品储藏室)
反义词
affluence (富裕)
prosperity (繁荣)
abundance (丰富)