slum
slum 英 [slʌm] 美 [slʌm]
vi. 过穷日子 n. 贫民窟
进行时:slumming 过去式:slummed 过去分词:slummed 第三人称单数:slums 名词复数:slums
- A slum is a poor area of a big city. A slum is usually overcrowded and dirty, a discouraging place to live.
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- vi. 过穷日子
- n. 贫民窟
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1. city slums, urban slums
城市贫民窟
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2. She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.
她是在利兹的贫民区长大的。
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3. here are plenty of ways you can cut costs on your trip without slumming.
在旅行中，有许多办法既可以减少开销又不至于让自己过得太苦。
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4. Several businessmen had to slum it in economy class.
几个商人只好将就着坐在经济舱里。
- slum (n.) 1845, from back slum "dirty back alley of a city, street of poor or low people" (1825), originally a slang or cant word meaning "room," especially "back room" (1812), of unknown origin, pastime popularized by East End novels. Related: slums. Slumscape is from 1947.
- slum (v.) "visit slums of a city," especially for diversion or amusement, often under guise of philanthropy, 1884, from slum (n.). Pastime popularized by East End novels. Earlier it meant to visit slums for disreputable purposes or in search of vice (1860). Related: Slumming.
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