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Underclass Long Term Poor 英 ʌndəklɑːs] 美 ʌndərklæs N.下层社会;下层阶级;贫困阶层 Left

英语单词 underclass
英美音标 英 ['ʌndəklɑːs] 美 ['ʌndərklæs]
中文释义 n.下层社会;下层阶级;贫困阶层
英语例句 (1) They are the underclass and thus usually left out of the picture.
(2) Some blame Britain's unequal society and the large underclass that it creates.
(3) The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass.
中文例句 (1) 他们属于最下层,一般就都被人们所忽略了。
(2) 有人将这一结果归罪于英国社会的不平等和由此造成的大量下层阶级人口。
(3) 长期失业的人正形成新的贫困阶层。
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]下层社会;社会底层 A country's underclass consists of those members of its population who are poor, and who have little chance of improving their situation.
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  • The basic problems of the inner-city underclass are inadequate housing and lack of jobs...

    老城区底层人群面临的基本问题是住房紧张和就业不足。

  • Welfare has become identified with the long-term poor, the underclass.

    福利已经与长期贫困的下层社会联系在了一起。

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