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单词 underclass
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underclassnoun [ C usually singular ]

uk/ˈʌn.də.klɑːs/us/ˈʌn.dɚ.klæs/

a group of people with a lower social and economic position than any of the other classes of society:

The long-term unemployed now constitute a kind of underclass.

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underclassnoun [ C ]

us/ˈʌn·dərˌklæs/

the lowest economic and social class in society, consisting of people who are considered to have few opportunities to improve themselves

underclassnoun [ C, usually singular ]

uk/ˈʌndəˌklɑːs/usECONOMICS

the poorest people in a society, especially when discussing their lack of opportunities to find work:

Letting guest workers into America doesn't create an underclass.
The nation needs to reduce the vast gap between the wealthy and a jobless underclass.
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