ration
US /ˈræʃ.ən/
UK /ˈræʃ.ən/
名词
配给量, 定量
a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
示例:
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During the war, families received a weekly ration of sugar and butter.
战争期间，家庭每周都会收到一份糖和黄油的配给。
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The soldiers were given a daily ration of water.
士兵们每天都得到一份水的配给。
动词
定量供应, 配给
to control the amount of something that people are allowed to have, especially when there is not enough of it
示例:
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The government had to ration food and fuel during the crisis.
危机期间，政府不得不定量供应食物和燃料。
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We had to ration our water supply carefully to make it last.
我们必须仔细定量供应水，以使其持久。