slum [slʌm] noun countable ■a very poor and crowded area, especially of a city (尤指城市中的)贫民窟,棚户区•an inner-city slum市中心的贫民窟 •She was brought up in the slums of Lima.她在利马的贫民区长大。 ■informal disapproving ■a very untidy or dirty place 脏乱的地方•This flat would be an absolute slum if I wasn't here to clean it.如果不是我在这里打扫,这套公寓会脏乱得完全不像样。 [slʌm] verb informal slum it ■to spend time in conditions which are much less good than the standard that you are used to 过穷日子,过简朴的生活•We ran out of money on holiday and had to slum it in cheap hostels.我们假期里把钱都花光了,所以不得不降低标准住进了廉价旅馆。 |