ration
US /ˈræʃ.ən/
UK /ˈræʃ.ən/
名詞
配給, 割り当て
a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
例:
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During the war, families received a weekly ration of sugar and butter.
戦時中、家族は毎週砂糖とバターの配給を受けました。
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The soldiers were given a daily ration of water.
兵士たちは毎日水の配給を受けました。
動詞
配給する, 制限する
to control the amount of something that people are allowed to have, especially when there is not enough of it
例:
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The government had to ration food and fuel during the crisis.
政府は危機の間、食料と燃料を配給しなければならなかった。
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We had to ration our water supply carefully to make it last.
私たちは水の供給を慎重に配給して、長持ちさせなければならなかった。