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🇬🇧 UK/'ræʃәniŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
The controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel, typically in wartime
定量配给，限额分配（尤指战时）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.food rationing食物配给
- 2.introduce rationing实施配给制
- 3.wartime rationing战时配给
- 4.rationing system配给制度
Example Sentences
- 1.
During World War II, food rationing meant families could only buy limited amounts of sugar and meat.
- 2.
The government introduced water rationing after the prolonged drought devastated local reservoirs.