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low-class

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌlow-ˈclass adjective  1 old-fashionedCLASS IN SOCIETY working class 工人阶级的,劳工阶级的 OPP high-class a low-class bar 工人酒吧2. BADnot good quality 品质低的,低劣的 OPP high-class
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low-classNormally Roberto shunned the low-class and dingy.Because of all those people coming and going, such low-class ruffians, the sort you'd never see in the Palace otherwise.a low-class street in the downtown areaA low-class stuntman was paid about $ 5 a day.Until I was 13 or 14 years old I became a low-class stuntman.a low-class woman
ˌlow-ˈclass adjectiveChineseSyllable
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low-class
ˌlow-ˈclass adjective
1. old-fashioned working class
   OPP  high-class:
    a low-class bar
2. not good quality
   OPP  high-class


low-classBrE /ˌləʊ ˈklɑːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌloʊ ˈklæs/ 🔊 adjectiveof poor quality 低劣的;低级的connected with a low social class 社会地位低下的;下层社会的 OPP high-class