bread line
英汉例句
- Inflation was the pensioner's worst enemy because they were on the bread line, and could not wait for a year to catch up with the price increase.
通货膨胀是领取养老金者最大的敌人，因为他们挣扎在生活线上，他们不可能干等一年，以赶上物价的上涨。 - He was out of work for three years and did not qualify for state aid, so that he was practically on the bread line.
他失业3年了，没资格享受州政府用于地方公共事业的补助费，所以他实际上已在领取救济食品的行列之中。