汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 断炊
断炊 (斷炊)
run out of rice and fuel / can't keep the pot boiling / go hungry
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

英国岌岌可危的财政状况发挥至关重要的,当国内的财政开支可能断炊时(一定会是这样),选民会不太愿意支持昂贵的军事冒险行动。

Britain's precarious fiscal position will make a difference; voters may be less inclined to back expensive military adventures as state expenditure at home is cut, as it soon must be.