shantytown

英 ['ʃæntɪtaʊn] 美 ['ʃæntɪˌtaʊn]

• n. 贫民区（以临时搭盖的陋屋为主的地区）

英英释义

Noun:

1. a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. But their trucks still stood outside the shantytown - ready to shift the residents more than 20 kilometres away.
   但居民们的反抗并不奏效，地产开发公司的卡车正停在贫民区，等着将居民们迁到二十公里以外的地方。