bread line
英漢例句
- Inflation was the pensioner's worst enemy because they were on the bread line, and could not wait for a year to catch up with the price increase.
通貨膨脹是領(lǐng)取養(yǎng)老金者最大的敵人,因為他們掙扎在生活線上,他們不可能干等一年,以趕上物價的上漲。 - He was out of work for three years and did not qualify for state aid, so that he was practically on the bread line.
他失業(yè)3年了,沒資格享受州政府用于地方公共事業(yè)的補助費,所以他實際上已在領(lǐng)取救濟食品的行列之中。