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the working poor

noun
🔊/ðə ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈpɔː(r)/, 🔊/ðə ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈpʊə(r)/
🔊/ðə ˌwɜːrkɪŋ ˈpʊr/, 🔊/ðə ˌwɜːrkɪŋ ˈpɔːr/
[plural]
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  1. people who have jobs where they earn very little money
    • The working poor have little choice but to take more than one job at a time.在职穷人别无选择，只能一次从事多个工作。