"breadline" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 施粥队
• 领救济食物的队伍

Definition

“breadline”指的是一群人排队领取免费食物，特别是在经济困难时期或慈善机构分发时。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Breadline' 多用在美国历史背景下，指大萧条时期等待施粥的队伍。现代多用于比喻贫困生活，如 'on the breadline'（生活贫困）。很少用于现今的社会救助体系。

Examples

During the Great Depression, many people stood in the breadline every day.

在大萧条时期，很多人每天都排在**施粥队**里。

Families waited in the cold for hours in the breadline.

家庭在寒冷中等了好几个小时的**施粥队**。

There was a long breadline outside the charity building.

慈善机构门外排着很长的**施粥队**。

I never thought I’d find myself in a breadline, but times are tough.

我从没想过自己会排在**施粥队**，但现在的日子确实很难。

Government programs try to keep people off the breadline.

政府项目试图让人们不用走上**施粥队**。

Many are just one paycheck away from the breadline these days.

现在很多人只差一份工资就会去**施粥队**了。