| 单词 | breadline |
| 释义 | breadline noun uk/ˈbred.laɪn/us/ˈbred.laɪn/breadlinenoun(INCOME)the breadline[S]UK thelevelofincomepeoplehave when they areextremelypoor: 贫困线Moststudentsareon/closeto/belowthe breadline.大多数学生都十分贫困。 breadlinenoun(GROUP)[C]US agroupofpeoplewaitingoutsideaparticularbuildingto be givenfood: 等候领取施舍食物的队伍You'llseebreadlinesoutsidemany New Yorkchurchesatlunchtime.午饭时间可以看到许多纽约教堂外面都排着等候施舍食物的队伍。 breadline| Business Englishbreadline noun[C] UKuk/ˈbredlaɪn/usthe breadline thelevelofincomesomeone has when they are verypoor, with only just enoughmoneytobuyfood,paytheirrent, etc.: Fartoo many aresurvivingjustabove the breadline. on/closeto/below the breadline Examplesofbreadlinebreadline I do not say that we are reduced to thebreadline, but the allowance no longer covers the use of the charter flights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of the people who would benefit—though not all—from the £2¼ billion back in their pockets would spend it, because they are living on thebreadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A year ago there were 242,000 more persons and their families on the supplementary benefitbreadlinethan at the time of the last election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our courts are full of people who are on thebreadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Today's statement is a package of broken promises andbreadlinebenefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The farms in my area are largely family units, which often have abreadlineeconomy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What effect will forcing people below thebreadlinehave on their subsequent behaviour? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In revenue terms, that will affect people living on thebreadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly, the minority of people who are fortunate enough to be above thebreadlineshould not have their benefits means tested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The only way in which that can be done, however, is by reducing unemployment, unless one is set on putting the unemployed on thebreadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are suggesting that the sanction policy will leave people below thebreadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I could then see that once again the poor old man on thebreadlinewill be hammered and the others will go free. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I jotted down some of her words and phrases, such as "fractured society"and"breadline". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a nation, we cannot go forward if we are spending on benefits and keeping families on thebreadline, and in many instances in poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The absent parent will face a sharp reduction in what is already abreadlineincome. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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