ra·tion /ˈræʃən, ˈre-/
限額,定額,定量;口糧,軍糧(v.)配額,定量供應
ra·tion /ˈræʃən, ˈreʃən/ 名詞
定量供應
Ra·tion n.
1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
Note: ☞ Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank or the number of their attendants.
2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
Ra·tion, v. t. To supply with rations, as a regiment.
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ration
n 1: the food allowance for one day (especially for service
personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally
balanced"
2: a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of
scarcity)
v 1: restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity,
as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of
the city"
2: distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are
rationed" [syn: ration out]