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breadline /ˈbredlaɪn/ ●on the ˈbreadlinevery poor 极为贫困◆Most of the unemployed in this area are on the breadline. 这一地区的失业人口大多数都十分贫困。 ORIGIN In North America, a breadline was a queue of poor people waiting to receive free food from the government. 在北美,breadline 指等待领取政府提供的免费食品的队伍。 |