working class
英 [ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈklɑːs]
美 [ˌwɜːrkɪŋ ˈklæs]
n. 工人阶级
Collins.2
牛津词典
noun
- 工人阶级
the social class whose members do not have much money or power and are usually employed to do manual work (= physical work using their hands)- the political party of the working class
工人阶级的政党 - The working class has/have rejected them in the elections.
工人阶级在选举中没有投他们的票。
- the political party of the working class
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT-COLL 工人阶级;劳动阶级;工薪阶层
The working classorthe working classesare the group of people in a society who do not own much property, who have low social status, and who do jobs which involve using physical skills rather than intellectual skills.- A quarter of the working class voted for him.
工薪阶层中有1/4的人投票支持他。 - ...increased levels of home ownership among the working classes.
工薪阶层中住房自有率的提高 - Working classis also an adjective.
- ...a self-educated man from a working class background...
自学成才的工薪阶层子弟 - The group is mainly black, mainly working-class.
这个团体主要由黑人组成,而且大多是工人阶级。
- A quarter of the working class voted for him.
英英释义
noun
- a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
- there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field