caste /ka: st US: kaest; kaest/ n one of the Hindu hereditary social classes; any exclusive social class; [U] this system. 印度之世襲的社會(huì)階級(jí)之一; 任何排他的社會(huì)階級(jí); 此種階級(jí)制度。 lose - with/ among, lose the right to be respected; come down in social rank. 失去被尊敬的區(qū)會(huì)地位; 階級(jí)地位降低。