Word · Frequency #15281
rationing
定量配给；限额配给
the act of rationing
- 1.
A ration.
配给量；定量。
- 2.
Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.
对稀缺资源(如食物或燃料)的配给供应；通常在战时实行。
配给量；定量。；对稀缺资源(如食物或燃料)的配给供应；通常在战时实行。；定量配给；[经] 限额配给
In use
The government introduced food rationing to ensure everyone got a fair share.
Water rationing begins tomorrow because of the drought.
Many older people still remember the rationing of sugar during the war.
the rationing of sth
定冠词 the 后接 rationing，再用 of 引出配给的对象；这种结构将配给作为一项行为来表述。
The rationing of petrol was introduced during the oil crisis.
在石油危机期间，政府开始实行汽油的定量配给。
[thing] rationing
把物资名称直接放在 rationing 前作修饰语，构成复合名词，如 food rationing、water rationing。
Food rationing continued until the early 1950s.
食品定量配给一直持续到20世纪50年代初。
during rationing
during rationing 是介词短语，表示“在定量配给时期”；此时 rationing 为不可数名词，不加冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- food rationing
- 食品配给
- Food rationing was introduced during the war.战争期间实行了食品配给。
- petrol rationing
- 汽油配给
- Petrol rationing helped conserve fuel.汽油配给有助于节省燃料。
- water rationing
- 用水配给
- The city imposed water rationing during the drought.干旱期间该市实行了用水配给。
- rationing system
- 配给制度
- The rationing system ensured everyone received a fair share.配给制度确保每个人都能得到公平的份额。
- introduce rationing
- 实行配给
- The government decided to introduce rationing.政府决定实行配给。
- strict rationing
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 rationing：词首是 ratio（比例），按比例配给限额。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：wartime supply management、government policy、economic measures rationing 作名词指定量配给的行为或制度，多用于政府政策、经济措施或战时物资分配等正式语境。日常口语中更常用动词 ration 来表达，因此整体语体偏正式。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 rationings。
Pronunciation & Spelling
拼写上的 -tioning 常被误认为同押韵，但实际上只有 fashioning 与 rationing（/ˈræʃənɪŋ/）韵脚相同。其他词发音各异：mentioning /ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ/，questioning /ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/（t 常读作/tʃ/），functioning /ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/，conditioning /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/，positioning /pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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