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ration

🇬🇧 UK/'ræʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A fixed, limited portion of food or resources allocated to a person, especially in times of scarcity

定量,配给量(尤指食物)

v.

To distribute or limit something in fixed amounts, especially during a shortage

定量供应,限量分配

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
rationreckoned, calculated, fixed, valid
=ration

Common Collocations

  • 1.food ration食物配给
  • 2.daily ration每日定量
  • 3.emergency rations应急口粮
  • 4.ration of supplies物资配给

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    During the war, each family received a weekly ration of bread and butter.

  • 2.

    The stranded hikers had to stretch their food ration over several days.

  • 3.

    Soldiers in the field rely on emergency rations when supplies run low.

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