the working class
noun🔊/ðə ˌwɜːkɪŋ ˈklɑːs/
🔊/ðə ˌwɜːrkɪŋ ˈklæs/
[singular + singular or plural verb] (also the working classes [plural])
the social class whose members do not have much money or power and are usually employed to do manual work (= physical work using their hands) 工人阶级 the political party of the working class 工人阶级的政党 The working class has/have rejected them in the elections. 工人阶级在选举中没有投他们的票。 If you were working class, going to university wasn’t even an option. 如果您是工人阶级，就连上大学也别无选择。 sections of the working class 工人阶级中的群体