middle class

英 [ˌmɪdl ˈklɑːs]

美 [ˌmɪdl ˈklæs]

n.  中产阶级; 中等收入阶层

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牛津词典

noun

• 中产阶级；中等收入阶层
  the social class whose members are neither very rich nor very poor and that includes professional and business people
  1. the upper/lower middle class
     中等偏上 / 偏下收入阶层
  2. the growth of the middle classes
     中产阶级的壮大

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 中产阶级，中产阶层(通常指商人、经理、医生、律师和教师)
  The middle classormiddle classesare the people in a society who are not working class or upper class. Business people, managers, doctors, lawyers, and teachers are usually regarded as middle class.
  1. ...the expansion of the middle class in the late 19th century...
     19世纪晚期中产阶级的壮大
  2. The President may have secured some support from the middle classes.
     总统可能已经得到了一些中产阶级的支持。
  3. Middle classis also an adjective.
     
  4. He is rapidly losing the support of blue-collar voters and of middle-class conservatives...
     他正在迅速失去蓝领选民与中产阶级保守派的支持。
  5. All the best revolutionaries have been middle class.
     所有最优秀的革命家都来自中产阶级。
• ADJ-GRADED (态度等)中产阶级的，中产阶级特有的
  People sometimes describe attitudes asmiddle classwhen they think that they are typical of middle class people, for example because they are very conventional or attach too much importance to possessions.
  1. ...a very middle-class upbringing.
     典型的中产阶级家庭教育

英英释义

noun

• the social class between the lower and upper classes
  Synonym:bourgeoisie

双语例句

• It's still middle class because of the price.
  由于价格的问题，它主要还是面向中产阶级。
• The multinationals are betting on the potential of the expanding Chinese middle class.
  这些跨国企业都将赌注押在了中国日益壮大的中产阶级的潜力上。
• I think that could be one symbol of the rising of the middle class in China.
  我想这是中国中产阶级正在崛起的一个象征。
• Conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class.
  与中产阶级的标准和习俗一致。
• Increases in wages, pensions and unemployment benefits have cushioned the impact on the middle class and the poor.
  提高工资、养老金和失业补助缓解了对中产阶级和贫困人口的影响。
• The party's main power base is the middle class and the skilled manual workers.
  这个政党的主要力量基础是中产阶级和技术手工工人。
• I grew up on the lower end of the middle class.
  我成长在一个中产阶级中的下层。
• Technology and globalisation are eroding traditional middle class living standards.
  技术和全球化正在侵蚀传统的中产阶级生活标准。
• This will meet a lot of demand for middle class, turned into a big market.
  这就满足了很多中产阶级的需求，一下子变成一个很大的市场。
• The black middle class must now reach out with more empathy and concern to the lower class.
  黑人中产阶级眼下必须对底层社会倾注更多的同情和关心。