/slʌm ||; slʌm/noun
[C] an area of a city where living conditions are extremely bad, and where the buildings are dirty and have not been repaired for a long time 贫民窟;贫民区
slum/slʌm; slʌm/n [C] a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live〔城市里的〕贫民窟﹐贫民区: He had grown up in the slums of Chicago. 他在芝加哥的贫民区里长大。see box at见 AREA 方框