dole

失業手当、失業給付

仕事のない人に政府が支給するお金。

やさしい英語で： Money the government pays people who do not have a job.

• She is on the dole.
• He used his dole money to pay the electricity bill.
• How long have you been claiming dole?

使い方： on the dole (He was on the dole for six months.)

類義語： unemployment benefit

よく使う表現： on the dole, claim dole, dole money

施し、救援物資

貧しい人の暮らしを助けるために与えるお金、食べ物など。

やさしい英語で： Money, food, or other things given to poor people to help them live.

• The parish provided a weekly dole.
• She depended on a small dole of bread and milk.
• The wealthy merchant offered doles to poor families.

使い方： dole of something (Each family received a small dole of grain.)

類義語： alms, handout

よく使う表現： charitable dole, daily dole, dole of bread

分配、配給

物を人々の間で分け、一人ずつに取り分を渡すこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of dividing things among people and giving each person a share.

• The dole began after the bells rang.
• Each household received its share at the general dole.
• The official supervised the dole of grain.

使い方： dole of something (The dole of grain took place at dawn.)

類義語： distribution, apportionment

よく使う表現： equal dole, general dole, dole of grain

配る、分け与える

複数の人に、しばしば少量ずつ物を渡す。

やさしい英語で： To give things to several people, often in small amounts.

• They dole out soup at noon.
• The manager doled out praise sparingly.
• Who will dole the tickets out to the children?

使い方： dole out something (The volunteers dole out meals every evening.); dole something out to someone (They doled blankets out to families.)

類義語： distribute, hand out, give out

よく使う表現： dole out food, dole out money, dole out advice