"ration" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 配給
• 定量

Definition

在短缺時期被正式分配的定量食物或物資；也可以指限制或控制某物的供應。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可作名詞，指定量配給物（如食物）；也作動詞，有計劃地配給。常見於戰爭、緊急情況或資源短缺時。請勿與“rationing”（配給制度）混淆。

Examples

Each family received a weekly ration of rice.

每個家庭每週收到一份大米**配給**。

They had to ration the water during the drought.

旱災期間，他們不得不**定量**供水。

The soldiers lived on small rations for days.

士兵們靠少量的**口糧**生活了好幾天。

We need to ration our snacks if we want them to last all weekend.

如果想讓零食撐一整個週末，我們得**節省**喫。

Her ration of medicine lasted just three days.

她的藥品**配給**只夠用三天。

After the storm, food had to be rationed until help arrived.

暴風雨過後，食物必須**配給**直到救援到來。