underclass

US [ˈʌndərˌklæs]
UK [ˈʌndə(r)ˌklɑːs]
  • n.社会底层；贫困阶层
  • Web底层阶级；下层阶级；下层社会
Plural Form：underclasses  

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underclass
n.
1.
社会底层；贫困阶层a social class that is very poor and has no status
The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass.
长期失业的人正形成新的贫困阶层。

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1.
So India is trying to engineer advancement for its underclass through a vast and growing affirmative-action program.
因此，印度正试图通过一项广泛并不断扩大的平权行动计划来推动贫困阶层的发展。
yīn cǐ , yìn dù zhèng shì tú tōng guò yī xiàng guǎng fàn bìng bú duàn kuò dà de píng quán xíng dòng jì huà lái tuī dòng pín kùn jiē céng de fā zhǎn 。
chinese.wsj.com
2.
But yesterday at least, the underclass stereotype beloved of certain politicians simply did not apply.
但是至少昨天，在法庭上没有出现受某类政治家钟爱的那种下层民众典型。
dàn shì zhì shǎo zuó tiān , zài fǎ tíng shàng méi yǒu chū xiàn shòu mǒu lèi zhèng zhì jiā zhōng ài de nà zhǒng xià céng mín zhòng diǎn xíng 。
dongxi.net
3.
Just as likely, he has judged that the forces of Thailand's underclass cannot, this time, be so easily contained.
但也有可能是因为，据他判断，这次泰国社会底层人士的力量无法轻易得到遏制。
dàn yě yǒu kě néng shì yīn wèi , jù tā pàn duàn , zhè cì tài guó shè huì dǐ céng rén shì de lì liang wú fǎ qīng yì dé dào è zhì 。
www.ftchinese.com
4.
Duncan Smith is not going to save the underclass from chaotic lives with a marriage tax break or benefit tweak.
邓肯·史密斯（DuncanSmith）不会为了改变底层阶级的混乱生活而去破坏婚姻税法或调整福利。
dèng kěn · shǐ mì sī ( DuncanSmith ) bú huì wèi le gǎi biàn dǐ céng jiē jí de hùn luàn shēng huó ér qù pò huài hūn yīn shuì fǎ huò tiáo zhěng fú lì 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
When the poor form a distinct underclass, the majority may use the democratic process to, in effect, withdraw the protection of the state.
当穷人们形成一个可观的下层阶级时，大多数人又会使用民主的执法手段收回政府对穷人的保护。
dāng qióng rén men xíng chéng yī gè kě guān de xià céng jiē jí shí , dà duō shù rén yòu huì shǐ yòng mín zhǔ de zhí fǎ shǒu duàn shōu huí zhèng fǔ duì qióng rén de bǎo hù 。
kouyitianxia.5d6d.com
6.
Ethnic Chinese continue to dominate, local Malays feel like an underclass, and Indians are squeezed in the middle.
华裔种族一直处于统治地位，当地的马来人感到低人一等，而印度人则被夹在中间。
huá yì zhǒng zú yì zhí chǔ yú tǒng zhì dì wèi , dāng dì de mǎ lái rén gǎn dào dī rén yì děng , ér yìn dù rén zé bèi jiā zài zhōng jiān 。
dongxi.net
7.
A new survey shows that the long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass, and the survey covers a wide geographical area.
一项新的调查表明：长期失业的人正形成新的贫困阶层，而且此项调查覆盖的地理区域非常广阔。
yī xiàng xīn de diào chá biǎo míng : cháng qī shī yè de rén zhèng xíng chéng xīn de pín kùn jiē céng , ér qiě cǐ xiàng diào chá fù gài de dì lǐ qū yù fēi cháng guǎng kuò 。
wgyxy.hutc.zj.cn
8.
And yet, it is difficult to view the rioters simply as members of an "underclass" .
但是，很难把骚乱者简单地看作“弱势群体”的成员。
dàn shì , hěn nán bǎ sāo luàn zhě jiǎn dān de kàn zuò " ruò shì qún tǐ " de chéng yuán 。
dipan.kekenet.com
9.
Ethnic Koreans and an underclass known as burakumin are stigmatized.
韩国人和下层百姓都有受到歧视。
hán guó rén hé xià céng bǎi xìng dōu yǒu shòu dào qí shì 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
He believes that unemployment is socially divisive and is leading to the creation of an underclass.
他认为失业会造成社会分化，道致贫困阶层的产生。
tā rèn wéi shī yè huì zào chéng shè huì fēn huà , dào zhì pín kùn jiē céng de chǎn shēng 。
www.hxen.com
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