单词 | the middle classes |
释义 | the middle classes ˌmiddle ˈclass noun [S, + sing/pl verb] (ALSO the ˌmiddle ˈclasses) ► F0 a social group that consists of well-educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who have good jobs and are neither very rich nor very poor: » The upper middle class tend to go into business or the professions, becoming, for example, lawyers, doctors, or accountants.→ COMPARE LOWER CLASS(Cf. ↑lower class), UPPER CLASS(Cf. ↑upper class), WORKING CLASS(Cf. ↑working class)Thesaurus+: ↑Class and class-consciousness in general , ↑Wealthiness and wealthy , ↑Poverty and poorˌmiddle-ˈclass /ˌmɪd.l̩ˈklɑːs/ aep /-ˈklæs/ adjective ► F0» a middle-class suburb of New YorkThesaurus+: ↑Class and class-consciousness in general , ↑Wealthiness and wealthy , ↑Poverty and poor |
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