dole
v
(phr v) dole sth out distribute (esp food, money, etc) in small amounts 少量發放(尤指食物、 金錢等)
allowances grudgingly doled out to the elderly 勉強發給老年人的少量津貼.
dole n the dole [sing]
(Brit infml 口) weekly payment made by the state to unemployed people (政府每周發放的)失業救濟金
be/go on the dole, ie register for/receive such payments 登記領取[領取]失業救濟金.