dole
noun
verb
dəʊl
noun
1
money
given
by
the
government
in
Britain
to
people
who
are
unemployed
[英] 〔英国政府发放的〕失业救济金
BrE
be/go
on
the
dole
Too
many
young
people
are
still
on
the
dole.
还在吃政府救济的年轻人太多了。
The
number
claiming
dole
went
up
by
3,500.
申请领取救济金的增加了 3500 人。
2
the dole queue/dole queues
the
number
of
people
who
are
unemployed
and
claiming
money
from
the
government,
or
a
line
of
people
waiting
to
claim
this
money
each
week
[英] 领取失业救济金的人数/领取失业救济金的队伍
BrE
As
two
factories
closed
today,
500
people
joined
the
dole
queue
.
由于今天两家工厂倒闭，又有 500 人加入了领取失业救济金的行列。
Dole
queues
lengthened.
领失业救济金的人数增加了。
3
the dole
money
given
by
the
government
in
the
US
to
people
who
need
financial
help
[美] 救济金;
AmE
on
the
dole
How
many
people
are
on
the
public
dole
?
有多少人在领政府救济金？
verb
4
to
give
something
such
as
money,
food,
advice
etc
to
more
than
one
person
[非正式] 发放，分发〔钱、食物等〕; 〔给多于一个人〕提供〔建议〕
[+
to
]
Vera
was
doling
out
candy
to
all
the
kids.
维拉正在给所有的孩子分发糖果。