bread line

常见例句

Inflation was the pensioner's worst enemy because they were on the bread line, and could not wait for a year to catch up with the price increase.
通货膨胀是领取养老金者最大的敌人，因为他们挣扎在生活线上，他们不可能干等一年，以赶上物价的上涨。
He was out of work for three years and did not qualify for state aid, so that he was practically on the bread line.
他失业3年了，没资格享受州政府用于地方公共事业的补助费，所以他实际上已在领取救济食品的行列之中。