breadline

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈbred.laɪn]
• 美式音标 [ˈbred.laɪn]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n.等待分配救济食物的队伍

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• 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。

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (INCOME) the level of income people have when they are extremely poor
• (GROUP) a group of people waiting outside a particular building to be given food