| 词汇 | breadline |
| 释义 | breadline noun uk /ˈbred.laɪn/ us /ˈbred.laɪn/ breadlinenoun (INCOME)the breadline[ S ]UK the level of income people have when they are extremely poor: 贫困线 Most students are on/close to/below the breadline.大多数学生都十分贫困。 breadlinenoun (GROUP)[ C ]US a group of people waiting outside a particular building to be given food: 等候领取施舍食物的队伍 You'll see breadlines outside many New York churches at lunchtime.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/us the breadline the level of income someone has when they are very poor, with only just enough money to buy food, pay their rent, etc.: Far too many are surviving just above the breadline. on/close to/below the breadline Examples of breadlinebreadline I do not say that we are reduced to the breadline, 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 the Open 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 the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A year ago there were 242,000 more persons and their families on the supplementary benefit breadline than at the time of the last election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our courts are full of people who are on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today's statement is a package of broken promises and breadline benefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The farms in my area are largely family units, which often have a breadline economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What effect will forcing people below the breadline have on their subsequent behaviour? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In revenue terms, that will affect people living on the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly, the minority of people who are fortunate enough to be above the breadline should not have their benefits means tested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are suggesting that the sanction policy will leave people below the breadline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I could then see that once again the poor old man on the breadline will be hammered and the others will go free. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a nation, we cannot go forward if we are spending on benefits and keeping families on the breadline, and in many instances in poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The absent parent will face a sharp reduction in what is already a breadline income. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of breadline 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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