单词 | ration |
释义 | ra·tion I. 1. archaic 2. a. b. rations plural < cooked two days' rations — G.R.Stewart > < issued rations to the needy — American Guide Series: Florida > 3. < a reduction of the wartime meat ration > < saved up their gas ration to go on a short motor trip — MacKinlay Kantor > < pouring the whiskey, a neat two fingers, obviously a ration — Margery Allingham > II. 1. < ration the inhabitants of a besieged city > < the Food Administration did not ration the people — Will Irwin > 2. a. < ration sugar during the emergency > < rationed out beef, pork, and flour, often to hundreds — American Guide Series: Minnesota > b. c. < an official communiqué in which words were strictly rationed — Time > Synonyms: see apportion |
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