音标:['lʌmpәn] ;
a. 失业流浪的, 破落户的
s mentally sluggish

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lumpen的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Lumpen intellectuals are unable to find work in their fields.失业知识分子在他们的领域内找不到工作。
  2. Her music found no audience among the lumpen bourgeoisie.粗俗的资产阶级不听她的音乐。

经典引文

  • Her lumpen immobility, her absorption in the cat.sssss @{Spectator}

    出自:ssssA. Brookner
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