1. | [sing] (informal) 失业救济金money paid by the state to unemployed people |
He's been on the dole(= without a job) for a year. 他领失业救济金已一年了。 | |
The government is changing the rules for claiming dole. 政府正在修改申领失业救济金的规定。 | |
lengthening dole queues 排队领取失业救济金人数的不断增多 | |
We could all be in the dole queue on Monday(= have lost our jobs) . 我们都可能在星期一站在领取失业救济金的队伍里。 |