单词 | working-class |
释义 | working-class (once / 4217 pages) adj WORD FAMILY working-class USAGE EXAMPLESDid we fail to recognize and understand the grievances of white, working-class Trump voters? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “The housing that’s being created today in the District is not for working-class people,” he said. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The result is a key fundraising barrier, particularly for candidates of color and working-class candidates. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor Syn wage-earning blue-collar of or designating manual industrial work or workers 2adj of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers Syn blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning low-class, lower-class occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society |
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