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the lower class + verb
定冠词the不可省略，表示特定社会阶层。
The lower class often faces economic hardship.
下层社会常常面临经济困难。
下层阶级；底层阶级
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下层阶级；底层阶级
a social class made up of people with low income, little education, and low social status
The lower class often faces economic hardship.
下层社会常常面临经济困难。
社会中收入低、教育水平低、失业率高,从而社会地位低下的阶层
A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.
People from the lower class often struggle to access quality education.
下层社会的人往往难以获得优质教育。
The government implemented policies to support the lower class.
政府实施了一些政策来支持下层社会。
She wrote a book about the lives of the lower class in the 19th century.
她写了一本关于19世纪下层社会生活的书。
定冠词the不可省略，表示特定社会阶层。
The lower class often faces economic hardship.
下层社会常常面临经济困难。
介词to固定搭配。
Many families in this area belong to the lower class.
这个地区的许多家庭属于下层社会。
from表示出身背景。
She came from the lower class but achieved great success.
她来自下层社会，但取得了巨大成功。
作定语时一般不加冠词。
Lower class families struggle to afford education.
下层社会家庭难以负担教育费用。
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Lower class families often struggle to make ends meet.
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Lower-class families often struggle to make ends meet.
'lower class' 是名词短语，作定语修饰名词时需加连字符变成复合形容词 'lower-class'。直接使用 'lower class' 作定语不符合英语语法习惯。
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He belongs to lower class.
Use this
He belongs to the lower class.
'lower class' 作为表示社会阶层的名词短语，通常需要与定冠词 'the' 连用，指代特定的群体。缺少冠词会导致语法错误。
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