slum
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A slum is an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition. 貧民區(qū)
...a slum area of St. Louis. …聖路易斯的一個(gè)貧民區(qū)。
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slum /sl?m/ (slums)
劍橋詞典
- a very poor and crowded area , especially of a city
(尤指城市中的)貧民窟,棚戶區(qū)
an inner-city slum 市中心的貧民窟
She was brought up in the slums of Lima. 她在利馬的貧民區(qū)長(zhǎng)大。
informal disapproving
a very untidy or dirty place
髒亂的地方
This house would be an absolute slum if I wasn't here to clean it. 如果不是我在這兒打掃,這套公寓會(huì)髒亂得完全不像樣子。 返回 slum