slum
noun [ C ] uk/slʌm/ us/slʌm/
（尤指城市中的）贫民窟，棚户区
a very poor and crowded area, especially of a city
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脏乱的地方
a very untidy or dirty place
This house would be an absolute slum if I wasn't here to clean it. 如果不是我在这儿打扫，这套公寓会脏乱得完全不像样子。
slum
verb informal uk/slʌm/ us/slʌm/
slum it 过穷日子，过简朴的生活
to spend time in conditions that are much less good than the standard that you are used to
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。