breadline

英['bredlaɪn] 美['bredlaɪn]
  • n. 等待分配救济食物的队伍
Noun:
  1. a queue of people waiting for free food

1. They're not exactly on the breadline.
他们其实并非生活在贫困线上。

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2. 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。

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3. 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。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. We've been living on the breadline for weeks.
      几个星期以来我们一直吃了上顿没下顿。

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