breadline [
'bredlain]
n. 等待分配救济食物的队伍
- 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. - Several million of people have lived near or belowthe breadline for almost two decades.
(4) 差不多二十年了,深入、活在贫困线以下或温饱问题还没有解决的人口仍有百万。 - In that country several million of people have lived near or below the breadline for almost two decades.
在那个国家差不多二十年了,生活在贫困线以下,或温饱问题还没有完全解决的仍有几百万人。
breadline[ noun ]
a queue of people waiting for free food
<noun.group>
breadline \bread"line`\ n.
a queue of people waiting for free food.
Syn: bread line.
[WordNet 1.5]
- Most days, the breadline forms an hour before opening time.