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working-class

/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ klæs/
work · ing · class
English Definition
adj. relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work
中文释义
工人阶级的
Significado en Español
clase trabajadora
한국어 뜻
노동 계급
Nghĩa Tiếng Việt
giai cấp công nhân
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Example Sentence

He grew up in a working-class family.

他在一个工人阶级家庭长大。

Synonyms
blue-collar laboring
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Practice — Synonym (ISEE Verbal)

Choose the best synonym for the word “working-class”:

  1. A upper-class
  2. B aristocratic
  3. C elite
  4. D blue-collar
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D — blue-collar. “working-class” means adj. relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work

Practice — Sentence Completion (ISEE Verbal)

The novel described the hard lives of ______ families in the old factory town.

  1. A royal
  2. B wealthy
  3. C noble
  4. D working-class
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D — working-class. “working-class” means adj. relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work

Common questions about “working-class”

What does “working-class” mean?

working-class — adj. relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work. In Chinese: 工人阶级的.

How do you pronounce “working-class”?

working-class is pronounced /ˈwɜːrkɪŋ klæs/. It breaks into 3 syllables: work · ing · class.

How do you use “working-class” in a sentence?

He grew up in a working-class family. (他在一个工人阶级家庭长大。)

What are synonyms for “working-class”?

blue-collar, laboring — all close in meaning to working-class (adj. relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work).

Is “working-class” an ISEE Basic-level word?

Yes. working-class appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.

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