dole: [OE] In Old English, the noun dāl meant simply ‘part, portion’ (it came from a Germanic base *dail-, which also produced English deal). By the 14th century this had developed into the more specific ‘portion (of food, money, etc) handed out as a charitable donation to those in need’. This is the source of the phrase on the dole ‘receiving government benefit’, first recorded in the 1920s. The verb dole ‘distribute’ arose in the 15th century; its modern use, dole out, is an 18th-century development. => deal
dole (n.)
Old English dal "state of being divided; sharing, giving out," shortened from gedal "portion," related to dæl "deal," from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (cognates: Old Frisian and Old Saxon del, Middle Dutch deil, Dutch deel, Old High German teil, German Teil). On the dole is 1920s.
dole (v.)
"hand out charity," mid-15c., from dole (n.). Doled; doling.
实用例句
1. T-shirts are a nice little earner and it's better than the dole.
卖T恤衫来钱容易，比领救济金好。
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2. Two years later he is flat broke and on the dole.
两年后，他一贫如洗，靠失业救济金生活。
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3. The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.
政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。
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4. I got out my wallet and began to dole out the money.
我掏出钱包开始发钱。
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5. Bob Dole seemed less than enthusiastic about the proposed move.
