slum
英 [slʌm]
美 [slʌm]
n. 贫民窟; 棚屋区
v. (短期)去贫穷地方，过简朴生活
复数：slums 现在分词：slumming 过去式：slummed 第三人称单数：slums 过去分词：slummed
Collins.1 / BNC.8570 / COCA.9642
习惯用语
v.
- slum it
- 将就着过简朴生活；过穷日子
to accept conditions that are worse than those you are used to - Several businessmen had to slum it in economy class.
几个商人只好将就着坐在经济舱里。
牛津词典
noun
- 贫民窟；棚屋区
an area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition- a slum area
贫民区 - city/urban slums
城市贫民窟 - She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.
她是在利兹的贫民区长大的。
- a slum area
verb
- （短期）去贫穷地方，过简朴生活
to spend time in places or conditions that are much worse than those you are used to- There 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显得寒酸。
- There are plenty of ways you can cut costs on your trip without slumming.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 贫民区;贫民窟
Aslumis an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition.- ...a slum area of St Louis.
圣路易斯的贫民区 - ...inner-city slums in the old cities of the north and east.
北部和东部老城市里的市中心贫民区
- ...a slum area of St Louis.
- VERB 逛贫民窟;体验下层社会的生活
If someoneis slumming itoris slumming, they are spending time in a place or in conditions that are at a much lower social level than they are used to.- ...rich kids slumming it.
体验下层社会生活的有钱人的孩子 - ...aristocratic types who enjoyed slumming around in musty old Scottish castles.
喜欢在发霉的苏格兰古堡里体验苦日子的贵族阶层
- ...rich kids slumming it.
英英释义
noun
- a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
verb
- spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure
- attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century
双语例句
- For indian paupers, a slum is a home that can protect their dignity.
对于印度贫民来说，贫民窟是他们保有尊严的家园； - What a wretched existence the people in the slum lead!
这个贫民窟里的人们过着多么令人悲惨的生活啊！ - Results are evident in different sectors and all regions, including rural development, water supply and sanitation, social funds, and slum upgrading projects.
各部门和各地区的项目均取得了显著的成果，包括农村发展、供水和环境卫生、社会基金和贫民区升级改造项目。 - South Africa was praised in a recent United Nations report for its consistent political commitment to slum upgrading and provision for the urban poor.
联合国在最近发布的报告中，称赞南非在改善贫民窟居住条件和为城市贫困人口提供便利方面，保持了政治承诺的连贯性。 - This place is no better than slum.
这地方与贫民窟差不多。 - Working in the slum brings her up against the reality of poverty.
她在贫民区工作，使她正视贫困的现实。 - A program of slum clearance has been approved but God knows when it will come to pass.
拆除旧房屋的计划得到了批准，但天晓得什么时候能实现。 - You're like a saint in a slum.
你就像是贫民窟中的圣人。 - In a slum, people live in abject poverty.
在贫民区，人们可怜地生活在贫穷之中。 - One of the winners was Slum Networking in India, which exploits natural drainage paths to provide cheaper and better quality water, sanitation and drainage systems for slums.
获胜者之一是印度的SlumNetworking，它利用自然排水通道为贫民窟提供更廉价和更高质量的水、卫生设施和排水系统。