All 19 Uses
ration
in
The Martian
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- And that's if I don't ration it.†
p. 8.6
- I'm going to start rationing food right now.†
p. 10.4 *rationing = restricting the amount of something each person can have -- such as food or gasoline when there is a shortage
- I need to ration my EVAs as well as food.†
p. 11.8
- No three-fourths ration today.†
p. 15.8
- And there's five times the minimum protein in each food pack, so careful rationing of portions takes care of my protein needs for at least four years.†
p. 18.5rationing = restricting the amount of something each person can have -- such as food or gasoline when there is a shortage
- Half-ration for dinner.†
p. 30.1
- Presuming he's rationing his food, he's got enough to last three hundred and fifty more days.†
p. 86.6rationing = restricting the amount of something each person can have -- such as food or gasoline when there is a shortage
- Eating 314 rations.†
p. 120.1
- We estimated your food packs would last until Sol 400 at 3/4 ration per meal.†
p. 129.5
- Watney shuffled to the ration cupboard and grabbed a breakfast at random.†
p. 133.5
- Johanssen eventually trudged to the ration cupboard and got a coffee packet.†
p. 134.1
- The ration packs won't have been affected by the explosion.†
p. 171.6
- The rations will last me till Sol 400.†
p. 171.8
- Including the remaining mission rations, I'll start starving on Sol 584.†
p. 172.6
- Turning his attention to the Ares 3 flight surgeon, Teddy asked, "Dr. Keller, can we reduce Watney's food intake to make the rations last longer?"†
p. 178.8
- He's been saving protein-rich rations for later use, but he'll still be malnourished.†
p. 179.1
- Tonight is about eating a full ration for dinner.†
p. 222.6
- Theoretically, with my three-quarter ration plan, I should still be eating food packs.†
p. 263.8
- But three-quarter ration is hard to maintain, so now I'm eating potatoes.†
p. 263.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(ration) a fixed share of something, especially scarce goods like food or fuel; or to limit and distribute something in fixed shares
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)