rations
US /ˈræʃ·ənz, ˈreɪ·ʃənz/
UK /ˈræʃ.ənz/
複数名詞
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 lived on strict food rations.
戦争中、家族は厳格な食料配給で生活していた。
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The refugees received daily rations of water and bread.
難民は毎日、水とパンの配給を受けていた。
動詞
配給制にする, 割り当てる
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 fuel during the crisis.
政府は危機の間、燃料を配給制にする必要があった。
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We had to ration our water supply to make it last.
水を長持ちさせるために、配給制にする必要があった。