柯林斯詞典slum /sl?m/ (slums) 1. N-COUNT A slum is an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition. 貧民區(qū) ...a slum area of St. Louis. …圣路易斯的一個(gè)貧民區(qū)。 返回 slum劍橋詞典a very poor and crowded area , especially of a city （尤指城市中的）貧民窟，棚戶區(qū) an inner-city slum 市中心的貧民窟 She was brought up in the slums of Lima. 她在利馬的貧民區(qū)長(zhǎng)大。 informal disapproving a very untidy or dirty place 臟亂的地方 This house would be an absolute slum if I wasn't here to clean it. 如果不是我在這兒打掃，這套公寓會(huì)臟亂得完全不像樣子。 返回 slum