rations [pl.] a fixed amount of food given regularly to a soldier or to sb who is in a place where there is not much food available （给战士或食品短缺地区的人提供的）定量口粮
We’re on short rations (= allowed less than usual) until fresh supplies arrive.
在新的补给到达之前，我们的口粮定量不足。
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Once these latest rations run out, the country will again face hunger and starvation.
最后这批口粮一旦用完，国家又要面临饥荒。