slum

slum

noun

1. a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

Synonym: slum area

verb

1. spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure
usage considered condescending and insensitive

e.g. attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century

1. 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.

slum的意思

e.g. ...a slum area of St Louis.
圣路易斯的贫民区
e.g. ...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

2. 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.

e.g. ...rich kids slumming it.
体验下层社会生活的有钱人的孩子
e.g. ...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

1. slum

1. 贫民区：关于行政程序是否适用自然正义原则,在Erringtom v.Minister of Health(1935 IK.b.249)一案中,由于贫民区(slum)清除处分案的主管承认迟误有关事项之公告且异议人未出席公听会,而复审采用了未经听证程序的新证据,

2. slum的翻译

2. 润滑油渣：sluiceway 泄水道 | slum 润滑油渣 | slump 下降;猛然落下;衰落;坍塌;滑移

3. 贫民窟 ,陋巷：slum area 贫民窟区 | slum 贫民窟 ,陋巷 | sluice weir 排淤堰