读音

/slʌm/

释义

• 名词: 贫民窟；贫民区。例如: “The city government is trying to improve living conditions in the slums.”
• 动词: （非正式）居住在贫民窟。例如: “They had to slum it for a while after losing their jobs.”

短语

• “slum it” 意味着忍受恶劣的条件或简陋的住所。
• “slum area” 指的是贫困和破败的住宅区。

例句

• 名词: “The documentary shed light on life in the slums of Mumbai.”
• 动词: “They had to slum it in a small, run-down apartment until they found something better.”

同义词

• Ghetto
• Shantytown
• Squatter settlement
• Informal settlement
• Poverty-stricken area