ration

B1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #13582 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 定额, 定量, 配给 vt. 配给, 定量供应

发音

US /ˈɹæʃən/
UK /ˈɹeɪʃən/
IN /reːʃən/

词形变化

rations 复数 rations rationed rationing rations 三单 rationing 现在分词 rationed 过去式 rationed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

定量；口粮；配给量

动词

配给；定量供应

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person or group.

v.
  1. 1.

    To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.

    及物

    We rationed ourselves to three sips of water a day until we were rescued.

  2. 2.

    To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.

    配给

    及物

    By the third day on the raft, we had to ration our water.

  3. 3.

    To restrict (an activity etc.)

    及物

    I've rationed myself to one cup of coffee a day.

    Our present health care system is rationed only to those who can afford it because of unnecessary high cost, lack of insurance coverage by 47 million people, and exorbitant prescription prices.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

part share fare portion percentage

下位词 1

field ration
动词

上位词 6

curb restrict allocate curtail cut back apportion

相关短语

ration card 定量供应卡 ration stamp ration cards ration stamps ration coupon ration coupons ration book [经管] 供应证 [经管] 购货证 ration books (ration-book 的复数) [经管] 供应证 [经管] 购货证 K ration [医] K种口粮(军用应急口粮) iron ration [医]军用干粮 compo ration field ration [医] 战时完全口粮 canned ration

词源

From French ration. Doublet of reason and ratio.

来源：wiktionary