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Slum Slumming Area Conditions Bad 英[Slʌm 美[Slʌm N.贫民窟,贫民区;Vi.(因好奇而)逛贫民区

单词 slum
音标
英[slʌm] 美[slʌm]
解释
n.贫民窟,贫民区;vi.(因好奇而)逛贫民区;
例句

N-COUNT
贫民区;贫民窟
A slum is an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition.
例:...a slum area of St Louis.圣路易斯的贫民区
例:...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

VERB
逛贫民窟;体验下层社会的生活
If someone is slumming it or is slumming, they are spending time in a place or in conditions that are at a much lower social level than they are used to.
例:...rich kids slumming it.体验下层社会生活的有钱人的孩子
例:...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
变形
third:slums~done:slummed~pl:slums~ing:slumming~past:slummed~

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