dole

dole

英 [dəʊl]
　　美 [dol]

n. 失業救濟金；賑濟物；施舍品
　　vt. 發放救濟；以小份發給
　　n. (Dole)人名；(法、德、俄)多勒；(英)多爾

中文詞源：

dole 失業救濟金

詞源同deal, 分發，分配，發配。引申義施舍或失業救濟金。

例句：

1. T-shirts are a nice little earner and it's better than the dole.
賣T恤衫來錢容易，比領救濟金好。

2. Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole.
兩年後，他一貧如洗，靠失業救濟金生活。

3. The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.
政府不願意看到畢業生領著救濟金卻什麼也不幹。

4. I got out my wallet and began to dole out the money.
我掏出錢包開始發錢。

5. Bob Dole seemed less than enthusiastic about the proposed move.
鮑勃·多爾似乎對提議的這項行動不太感興趣。