slum
柯林斯词典
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. 贫民区
...a slum area of St. Louis. …圣路易斯的一个贫民区。
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slum /slʌm/ (slums)
剑桥词典
- a very poor and crowded area , especially of a city
（尤指城市中的）贫民窟，棚户区
an inner-city slum 市中心的贫民窟
She was brought up in the slums of Lima. 她在利马的贫民区长大。
informal disapproving
a very untidy or dirty place
脏乱的地方
This house would be an absolute slum if I wasn't here to clean it. 如果不是我在这儿打扫，这套公寓会脏乱得完全不像样子。 返回 slum