on the dole a. 接受失业救济金
- After she lost a leg, she went on the dole.
在她失去一条腿后,她开始登记领取救济金。 - Will persons going on the dole be respected?
靠救济金生活的人会受尊敬吗? - Some people have gone on the dole for years.
有些人多年来就是靠政府救济生活的。
Dole \Dole\, n. [AS. d[=a]l portion; same word as d[=ae]l. See
{Deal}.]
1. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
At her general dole,
Each receives his ancient soul. -- Cleveland.
2. That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a
scanty share or allowance.
3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.
So sure the dole, so ready at their call,
They stood prepared to see the manna fall. --Dryden.
Heaven has in store a precious dole. --Keble.
4. A boundary; a landmark. --Halliwell.
5. A void space left in tillage. --[Prov. Eng.]
{Dole beer}, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.]
{Dole bread}, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.]
{Dole meadow}, a meadow in which several persons have a
common right or share.
{on the dole}, receiving financial assistance from a
governmental agency, such as a welfare agency; as, after
his unemployment benefits ran out, his family was on the
dole for a year.
[1913 Webster +PJC]