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ration book
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈræʃ.ən ˌbʊk/ us /ˈræʃ.ən ˌbʊk/
a book issued by a government that allows a person to buy particular foods in times of food shortages, especially during or after a war: （尤指战时的）配给供应本，定量供给簿
We used to get one egg a week per ration book.曾经一度我们凭每本供给簿每周能得到一个鸡蛋。
People there still live on ration books.那里的人仍然在定量配给制度下生活。
He used his artistic skills to forge passports, identity cards, and ration books.
She joined a long queue for oranges which she was allowed on David's ration book.
Britons face the most substantial stretch of austerity government since the days of ration books.
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