adj.

working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries

同義詞：working-class

of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

同義詞：propertylessworking-classblue-collar

1. He is a wage-earning worker who has to work hard every day to support his family.
   他是一個(gè)依靠工資為生的工人，每天都必須努力工作來養(yǎng)家糊口。
2. The wage-earning class is often left out of discussions about wealth inequality.
   依靠工資為生的階層常常被排除在關(guān)于財(cái)富不平等的討論之外。