breadline

noun

1. 贫困户的收入水平；贫困线
   the level of income of very poor people
   1. Many people without jobs are living on the breadline (= are very poor) .
      很多没工作的人生活十分贫苦。

1. N-SING 等候领取救济食品的队伍；赤贫线
   Someone who is on the breadline is very poor indeed.
   1. We lived on the breadline to get our son through college...
      为了供儿子读完大学，我们生活非常拮据。
   2. They're not exactly on the breadline.
      严格说来他们并没有处于赤贫状态。

1. We lived on the breadline to get our son through college
   为了供儿子读完大学，我们生活非常拮据。
2. They're not exactly on the breadline.
   严格说来他们并没有处于赤贫状态。
3. Many people without jobs are living on the breadline.
   很多没工作的人生活十分贫苦。
4. Breadline Africa does incredible, valuable work, especially among orphans and Aids-affected children in Southern Africa.
   Breadline非洲确实令人难以置信的，有价值的工作，特别是孤儿和艾滋病，影响南部非洲儿童。
5. The widow and her children are on the breadline.
   这个寡妇和她的孩子们日子过得很苦。

noun

1. a queue of people waiting for free food

   Synonym:    bread line