单词	dole
释义	dole1 noundole2 verb doledole1 /dəʊl $ doʊl/ noun [uncountable] informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I brace myself for the sight of the posters, unrolled and exposed, and the dole cards. I said the bankers were the first to go on the dole. I want to be on the public dole. I was on the dole then, getting £5.50 a week and the rent was £2.50. If the unemployed learned to be better managers ... I fancy it would not be long before the dole was docked correspondingly. She was an alien in the country with no dole to fall back on, didn't have much money. Surely they didn't collect dole cheques from the society they so obviously rejected? Surely this term should be used to describe some one who lives and works - or draws the dole - in Scouserpool? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto not have a job► not have a job/be without a job · I don't have a job yet, but I'm going for an interview tomorrow.· She's been without a job now for three months.· Many of the students who leave the course this summer won't have a job to go to. ► be out of work to not have a job, especially for a long period of time: · I've been out of work for two years.· At the age of 33, he suddenly found himself out of work and without much hope of finding any.be thrown out of work (=to suddenly lose your job): · The company's bankruptcy meant that 5,000 people were thrown out of work. ► unemployed an unemployed person does not have a job: · Fifty per cent of the men in this town are unemployed.unemployed teacher/clerk/factory worker etc (=some one who usually works as a teacher etc): · The accused man is an unemployed labourer from South London.the unemployed (=people who are unemployed): · The government is not doing enough to help the unemployed. ► jobless people who are jobless do not have jobs - used especially in news reports: · The factory closure will leave 3,000 workers jobless.· Jobless youths are a major cause of concern.the jobless (=people who do not have jobs): · The bill would allow the jobless to collect 4 to 20 weeks of additional benefits. ► be on the dole British /be on welfare/on unemployment American to be receiving money from the government because you do not have a job: · Many people on welfare don't have anyone to take care of the kids while they train for a job.· Just about everyone on the estate is one the dole. Jobs are scarce.· He spent five months on unemployment before finding a job that paid much less than his previous job.go on the dole/go on welfare (=start getting money from the government because you do not have a job): · Students used to be allowed to go on the dole in the summer holidays, but the government has stopped that.· Rivera lost his job, and the family had to go on welfare. WORD SETS► Welfare almshouse, nounbenefit, nounchild benefit, nounchild support, nouncommunity chest, nouncommunity service, nounconcession, nounconcessionary, adjectivedole, noundraw, verbdrop-in, adjectiveentitlement, nounfamily credit, nounfood bank, nounfood coupon, nounfood stamp, noungiro, nounhostel, nounhousing project, nounmeal ticket, nounmeans test, nounMedicaid, nounMedicare, nounNational Insurance, nounOAP, nounold age pension, nounold age pensioner, nounpensioner, nounpoorhouse, nounpublic health, nounrelief, nounsickness benefit, nounsocial security, nounstate benefit, noununemployment, noununemployment benefit, nounworkfare, nounworkhouse, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► claiming dole  The number claiming dole went up by 3,500. ► joined the dole queue  As two factories closed today, 500 people joined the dole queue. ► the public dole  How many people are on the public dole? COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► public · I want to be on the public dole.· In some ways, and for some people, government has turned into a kind of public dole. NOUN► money · It may be desirable to spend what could otherwise be dole money on temporarily subsidizing lame ducks to ease the transition.· A freeze on dole money and invalidity benefit is also being considered.· I was having to survive on my dole money - which seemed to disappear the day I got it. ► queue · Dragged off the dole queue and hating every minute.· The monthly publication of the unemployment figures provides a depressing barometer of the dole queue.· So here's the proof that not all one-miss blunders end up on the dole queue.· Secondary school classes have also grown, with more pupils staying on rather than face the dole queue.· Leaving work and consigning yourself to the dole queue is obviously risky.· Why does not he admit that since last year's Budget more than 500,000 people have been added to the dole queue?· Cash reserves have been savaged by massive rises in social security benefits because of ever-growing dole queues and interest repayments on debt.· Whitehall officials were unable to explain it fully and refused to speculate when dole queues will start shortening. VERB► get · He points out that now she is cohabiting the only benefit she will get is the basic dole.· He signed a form applying for benefits and will get his first dole cheque in the post within three days. ► go · Job cuts are already being made and newly-qualified nurses are going straight on the dole.· I said the bankers were the first to go on the dole.· He left school and went straight on the dole, like Derek probably will.· Nature is joining the human race and going on the dole.· She left the riding stables and went on the dole.· I stopped taking my testosterone tablets and went back on the dole again.· If they lose their jobs, instead of going on the dole they have to leave the country. ► join · Reverend Leonard Hendry has joined the dole queues in Tewkesbury.· Tory polices do not work and the tragedy is that, in Britain every month, 30,000 people join the dole. 1 British English money given by the government in Britain to people who are unemployedbe/go on the dole (=be unemployed and receiving money from the government) Too many young people are still on the dole. The number claiming dole went up by 3,500.2the dole queue/dole queues British English the number of people who are unemployed and claiming money from the government, or a line of people waiting to claim this money each week:  As two factories closed today, 500 people joined the dole queue. Dole queues lengthened.3the dole American English money given by the government in the US to people who need financial help SYN  welfareon the dole How many people are on the public dole? dole1 noundole2 verb doledole2 verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINdole2 Origin: Old English dal ‘part, share’ Verb Table VERB TABLE dole Simple Form Present I, you, we, they dole he, she, it doles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they doled Present perfect I, you, we, they have doled he, she, it has doled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had doled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will dole Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have doled Continuous Form Present I am doling he, she, it is doling you, we, they are doling Past I, he, she, it was doling you, we, they were doling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been doling he, she, it has been doling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been doling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be doling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been doling Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It must also dole out a level of punishment so severe that it precludes any further response. Its board has adopted a streamlined procedure for doling out emergency loans. Local officials traditionally lavish entertainment on national officials who dole out money for public works and other local projects. So to save costs -- many millions a year, experts say -- the company stopped doling out awards. They've been doling out compassion long before the late Princess Diana invented it. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► out · Before it came to power Labour hinted thatit would stop doling out money to business.· Its board has adopted a streamlined procedure for doling out emergency loans.· There's also a cheese and bread counter, and a section doling out grim cold cuts.· So to save costs -- many millions a year, experts say -- the company stopped doling out awards.· Some lectures the old boy used to dole out.· It must also dole out a level of punishment so severe that it precludes any further response.· They've been doling out compassion long before the late Princess Diana invented it.· Local officials traditionally lavish entertainment on national officials who dole out money for public works and other local projects. dole something ↔ out phrasal verb informal to give something such as money, food, advice etc to more than one persondole out to Vera was doling out candy to all the kids.
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