underclass 英 [ˈʌndəklɑ:s]   美 [ˈʌndərklæs]

underclass

underclass  英 [ˈʌndəklɑ:s] 美 [ˈʌndərklæs]

n. 下层阶级,下层社会;一、二年级学生 

名词复数:underclasses 

In less privileged parts of the country, a larger, predominantly male underclass may now be forming, and with it, more-widespread cultural problems. 在这个很少有特权的群体里,一个大的、占主导地位的男性下层阶层也许正在形成,伴随它的是普遍的文化问题。
Officials of several unions vow to strip this provision because it would create an underclass of workers more prone to exploitation and lower wages. 一些协会的官员发誓要破除这一规定,因为它将创造一个更倾向于剥削和低工资的底层工人阶级。

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  • n. 下层阶级,下层社会;一、二年级学生
  • 1. In less privileged parts of the country, a larger, predominantly male underclass may now be forming, and with it, more-widespread cultural problems.

    在这个很少有特权的群体里,一个大的、占主导地位的男性下层阶层也许正在形成,伴随它的是普遍的文化问题。

  • 2. Officials of several unions vow to strip this provision because it would create an underclass of workers more prone to exploitation and lower wages.

    一些协会的官员发誓要破除这一规定,因为它将创造一个更倾向于剥削和低工资的底层工人阶级。

  • underclass (n.) "subordinate social class," 1894, from under (adj.) + class (n.). A loan-translation of Swedish underklass.
under·class / ˈʌndəklɑːs ; NAmE ˈʌndərklæs / noun [singular ] a social class that is very poor and has no status 社会底层;贫困阶层 The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass. 长期失业的人正形成新的贫困阶层。 underclass underclasses under·class / ˈʌndəklɑːs ; NAmE ˈʌndərklæs /
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