| 词汇 | ration |
| 释义 | phraseration[rationed, rationed, rationed] ration out ration out sth • ration sth out to divide something among a group of people, so that each person gets a small amount: They were in the lifeboat for days before they were rescued, and food and water had to be carefully rationed out. come up with the rationsmilitary slang Of an award, to be granted when it is undeserved. I don't think he really earned that medal—I suspect it just came up with the rations. ration outTo divide and distribute small portions of something in order to make it last as long as possible. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ration" and "out." We have to ration out the stew if we're going to feed all these guests. The foreign aid group has been rationing out food and water to the refugees. Because of a problem with the supplier, we've had to ration paper out among students. ration something out (among someone)to give people limited shares of something, attempting to make it last as long as possible. The captain rationed the water out among all the crew, trying to make it last as long as possible. Jane rationed out the cookies among the kids. come up (or be given) with the rations(of a medal) be awarded automatically and without regard to merit. military slangration outv. To distribute a fixed portion of something, especially food that is allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity: The government rationed out flour and sugar during the war. The hikers had very little water and had to ration it out carefully. |
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