| 词汇 | second-class-citizen |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | second-class citizen noun[ C ] disapproving(alsosecond class citizen)uk /ˌsek.əndˌklɑːs ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/ us /ˌsek.əndˌklæs ˈsɪt̬.ə.zən/ someone who is not given the same rights and opportunities as other people in a society, usually because they belong to a particular group: Older people are sometimes treated like second-class citizens. In those days, women were second-class citizens who were expected to stay at home and have babies. There is no place in our party for people who think immigrants are second class citizens. See second class citizen People with learning difficulties are not second-class citizens, and should not be treated as if they were. Financially challenged parents living in affluent areas can sometimes feel like second-class citizens. Pedestrians and cyclists are considered second-class citizens on our roads. Some of the residents complained of being treated like second class citizens. People of little importance a cog in a/the machineidiom be past your sell-by dateidiom cannon fodder Cinderella inferior lightweight mediocrity minnow nothing pawn pipsqueak plaything poor poor relationidiom pygmy unknown waste waste of spaceidiom waster worm |
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