ration
US /ˈræʃ.ən/
UK /ˈræʃ.ən/
名詞
配給量, 定量
a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
範例:
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During the war, families received a weekly ration of sugar and butter.
戰爭期間，家庭每週都會收到一份糖和黃油的配給。
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The soldiers were given a daily ration of water.
士兵們每天都得到一份水的配給。
動詞
定量供應, 配給
to control the amount of something that people are allowed to have, especially when there is not enough of it
範例:
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The government had to ration food and fuel during the crisis.
危機期間，政府不得不定量供應食物和燃料。
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We had to ration our water supply carefully to make it last.
我們必須仔細定量供應水，以使其持久。