同义词： bread line
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N-SING Someone who is on the breadline is very poor indeed. 贫困线 [usu 'on the' N]
We lived on the breadline to get our son through college.
供儿子上大学期间我们的生活非常拮据。
They're not exactly on the breadline.
他们其实并非生活在贫困线上。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Many people without jobs are living on the breadline these days.
最近很多失业游民生活在温饱线上。
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Never far off the breadline at the best of times, Eritrea will need substantial food aid.
ECONOMIST: Eritrea and Ethiopia at doubtful peace
At first sight it seems self-evident that falling incomes, rising prices and a squeeze on welfare will mean larger numbers find themselves below the breadline.
BBC: It��s not the 'squeezed middle', it��s the poor
But if, instead of thinking about the breadline, we consider what level of income is needed for an acceptable standard of living, the debate changes.
BBC: Do you live above the bread, butter and jam line?
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