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词汇 downwardly mobile
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Definition of downwardly mobile in English:

downwardly mobile

adjectiveˌdaʊnwədli ˈməʊbʌɪl
  • Moving to a lower social class; losing wealth and status.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Conversations take place between the self-composed, confident Wayne and the downwardly mobile Arnold about their lives and their relationships.
    • These results suggest that by following only intact families, the typical lifetime incidence study excludes many downwardly mobile individuals.
    • What could be stranger than to live the upwardly mobile life while preaching the downwardly mobile gospel?
    • "I know there's talk about jealousy of the Indians who are upwardly mobile, but it's the downwardly mobile Indians who face the attacks."
    • Bourgeois (organic) vegetables are becoming downwardly mobile and increasingly within the reach of the proletariat.
    • In another case, racism is articulated by downwardly mobile groups targeting nearby others.
    • The third participant was the (politically speaking) downwardly mobile Theresa May, who glories in the title of " shadow minister for families ".
    • I'm happy enough to be the black sheep of the team, just like I'm the most downwardly mobile member of my family.
    • Indeed, Jane and Joe Cooperative Worker are "overly educated white people who are downwardly mobile," as Lance Haver put it.
    • Downwardly mobile people like myself, or college students fresh off the parental dole, often get themselves in trouble for a couple reasons.
    • Although Veronica is blonde enough to pass for royalty at most high schools, she is downwardly mobile.
    • Haunting, this often hilarious and poignant book is not just the humiliation of the downwardly mobile middle-aged man, but also of the writer and his irrelevance.
    • Similarly, with something like social mobility, we notice that some people improve their socio-economic position relative to their parents, others stay roughly the same, and others are downwardly mobile.
    • Walker, for example, reports that approximately six of every ten SAE members between 1855 and 1914 were upwardly mobile and approximately one in every 25 were downwardly mobile.
    • The book opens with a closely observed scene in the downwardly mobile Brooklyn neighbourhood of Gowanus.
    • This seems to indicate that Protestants are not more upwardly mobile than Jews and Catholics, but that Protestants may be somewhat less downwardly mobile than others.
    • One group is made up of those who have lost their jobs and are downwardly mobile.
    • "Downwardly mobile" is how she jokingly describes herself.
    • Downwardly mobile, despite their gentle origins, these men had limited resources and restricted access to luxurious apparel.
    • By contrast, for those who are classified as immobile or downwardly mobile, the annual income bias appears to be negligible.

Derivatives

  • downward mobility

  • noun
    • People forced to live with less should feel reassured that downward mobility will be a short-term problem: major signs are pointing to eventual economic recovery.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a result of these changes, the old middle class has for a long time perceived the threat of, or actually experienced, downward mobility, economic stagnation, status insecurity, and declining political power.
      • What those records show compared to yesteryear rock is emotional downward mobility.
      • But how much has this contributed to downward mobility and increasing stress?
      • What I've learned in my search for downward mobility is that my experience has labeled and packaged me as a certain type of product and that I cannot transform myself into a new, ‘lesser’ product.

Definition of downwardly mobile in US English:

downwardly mobile

adjective
  • Moving to a lower social class; losing wealth and status.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm happy enough to be the black sheep of the team, just like I'm the most downwardly mobile member of my family.
    • This seems to indicate that Protestants are not more upwardly mobile than Jews and Catholics, but that Protestants may be somewhat less downwardly mobile than others.
    • One group is made up of those who have lost their jobs and are downwardly mobile.
    • What could be stranger than to live the upwardly mobile life while preaching the downwardly mobile gospel?
    • "I know there's talk about jealousy of the Indians who are upwardly mobile, but it's the downwardly mobile Indians who face the attacks."
    • Downwardly mobile people like myself, or college students fresh off the parental dole, often get themselves in trouble for a couple reasons.
    • In another case, racism is articulated by downwardly mobile groups targeting nearby others.
    • Indeed, Jane and Joe Cooperative Worker are "overly educated white people who are downwardly mobile," as Lance Haver put it.
    • Downwardly mobile, despite their gentle origins, these men had limited resources and restricted access to luxurious apparel.
    • By contrast, for those who are classified as immobile or downwardly mobile, the annual income bias appears to be negligible.
    • Bourgeois (organic) vegetables are becoming downwardly mobile and increasingly within the reach of the proletariat.
    • Conversations take place between the self-composed, confident Wayne and the downwardly mobile Arnold about their lives and their relationships.
    • Walker, for example, reports that approximately six of every ten SAE members between 1855 and 1914 were upwardly mobile and approximately one in every 25 were downwardly mobile.
    • The book opens with a closely observed scene in the downwardly mobile Brooklyn neighbourhood of Gowanus.
    • Haunting, this often hilarious and poignant book is not just the humiliation of the downwardly mobile middle-aged man, but also of the writer and his irrelevance.
    • Similarly, with something like social mobility, we notice that some people improve their socio-economic position relative to their parents, others stay roughly the same, and others are downwardly mobile.
    • These results suggest that by following only intact families, the typical lifetime incidence study excludes many downwardly mobile individuals.
    • Although Veronica is blonde enough to pass for royalty at most high schools, she is downwardly mobile.
    • "Downwardly mobile" is how she jokingly describes herself.
    • The third participant was the (politically speaking) downwardly mobile Theresa May, who glories in the title of " shadow minister for families ".
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