slum

英 [slʌm] 美 [slʌm]

• n. 贫民窟
• vi. 访问贫民区

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 贫民窟,贫民区

   a city area of poor living conditions and dirty unrepaired buildings

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 贫民窟，贫民区，棚屋区
2. 润滑油渣
3. <口>脏乱的地方
4. 收容所
5. 页岩煤
6. 破旧房屋
7. 陋巷
8. <美俚>（碰运气的竞技中）不值钱的奖品
9. （摊子上卖的）低劣商品
10. 极度的贫困

v. 动词

1. 去贫民窟，到贫民区去(参观，游玩等)
2. 在贫民区发展保险业务
3. 视察贫民窟，访问贫民区
4. 将就着过简朴生活，过穷日子
5. 去贫穷地方

英英释义

Noun:

1. a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

Verb:

1. spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive;

   "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They've demolished the slum district.
   贫民区已拆除。
2. The bar in the slum is a den of iniquity.
   这个贫民窟里的小酒吧是一个充满罪恶的场所。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The slum area was sordid and filthy beyond belief.
   该贫民区之污秽肮脏简直令人难以置信。
2. She could not speak the jargon of the slum.
   她不会讲贫民区的黑话。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He grew up in a slum.
   他是在贫民区长大的。
2. As a social worker, she does a lot of work in slums.
   作为一个社会工作者,她在贫民区做了大量的工作。

经典引文

• Men come from the slums of Dublin to the middle classes.

  出自： D. Hogan

• An ugly, distended slum building.

  出自： attrib.

• For you it's fun to go slumming with me. But your real life's back there.

  出自： M. Gee

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

～+名词

• slum area 贫民区
• slum children 贫民窟的儿童

近反义词

【近义词】

• shanty town 贫民窟
• favela (巴西的)贫民区...
• purlieu 边缘地
• ghetto 少数民族聚居区...
• East End (英国)伦敦东区...
• skid row 贫民窟, 棚户区...
• rookeries 名词rookery的复数...
• slum area 贫民区