n. 1.〔常 pl.〕贫民窟，贫民区。 vi. (-mm-) 到贫民区去[观光，游玩等]；在贫民区发展保险业务[从事慈善事业]。 n. ＝slumgullion.
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions 同义词：slum area,
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"
A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing, squalor, and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the developing world between 1990 and 2005.
例句与用法
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He came finally upon a miserable slum . 后来，他闯进一个穷苦的贫民窟。
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There are bad girls in your slums . 你们收容所里有些坏女人。
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Poverty is much in evidence in the city slums .. 城市贫民窟的穷困是显而易见的。
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These slums have to go . 这些贫民窟必须拆除。
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While he was studying , nick had to slum it in a tiny room . 尼克上学期间只能住在很小的房间里。
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Slum area communities are helped by donations and financial assistance . 贫民区得到捐款，金融资助。
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Working in the slums brought her up against the realities of poverty . 她在贫民区工作，使她正视贫困的现实。
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The vanguard in the movement were priests and ministers who worked in the slums . 运动的先锋，是在贫民窟工作的神父和牧师。
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They were slumming all right but they were polite and they seemed nice people . 他们好象是来视察贫民窟的，有教养，不失风度。
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What are they doing drinking at this end of town ? slumming , i suppose . 他们为什么到城里这个地方来饮酒？我猜是想看看这穷地方的吧。
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