slums
slums — 名詞
- slumssingular
- slumsesplural
1. a part of a city where many people live close together with very little money, o
貧民窟
城市中貧窮且擁擠的居住區域
a part of a city where many people live close together with very little money, often in badly built or decaying housing
Kofi grew up in the slums of Lagos with no running water.
Kofi 在拉哥斯沒有自來水的貧民窟裡長大。
collocation: grew up in the slums
The charity built a small school for children living in the slums of Jakarta.
該慈善機構為住在雅加達貧民窟的兒童建了一所小學。
After the factory closed, families crowded into the slums near the river.
工廠倒閉後，許多家庭擠進了河邊的貧民窟。
Haruto's grandmother still lives in the slums where she raised seven children.
Haruto 的祖母仍住在她養大七個孩子的貧民窟裡。
generational pattern: still lives in the slums where she raised [family]
The government promised to replace the slums with proper flats by next year.
政府承諾在明年之前用像樣的公寓取代那些貧民窟。
collocation: slum clearance context
- live in the slums
- grow up in the slums
- slum clearance
- inner-city slums
- urban slums
- slum dwellers
- shantytown
refers to a settlement of makeshift housing, often newer and less permanent than a slum
- favela
the specific Brazilian Portuguese term for informal urban settlements, best used only in that context
- barrio
a Spanish word that can mean any neighbourhood, but in English often refers to a poor Hispanic urban area
用法筆記
Most commonly used in the plural form. Refers to urban areas specifically, not poor rural villages.
常見錯誤
2. a room, flat, or building that is extremely dirty and untidy, used to express st
髒亂處
極其骯髒凌亂的房間或場所
a room, flat, or building that is extremely dirty and untidy, used to express strong disapproval
Mei refused to eat in the kitchen — she said it was a slum.
Mei 拒絕在廚房裡吃飯——她說這裡簡直是個髒亂處。
figurative use: calling a very messy room a slum
After the party, the flat was a slum — bottles and plates everywhere.
派對結束後，整間公寓簡直是個髒亂處——到處是瓶子和盤子。
Jisoo's landlord threatened to evict her if the studio stayed a slum.
Jisoo 的房東威脅說，如果工作室繼續像個髒亂處就要趕她走。
The hotel room was such a slum that Camila demanded her money back.
那間飯店房間簡直是個髒亂處，Camila 直接要求退錢。
intensifier pattern: such a slum that [reaction]
Rohan could not believe someone rented out a slum with mould on every wall.
Rohan 不敢相信有人會出租每面牆都發霉的髒亂處。
- look like a slum
- turn the place into a slum
用法筆記
Figurative use that compares a messy space to a poverty-stricken area. The subject is always a place the speaker sees as unacceptably filthy or chaotic.
常見錯誤
slums — 動詞
- slumspresent simple I / you / we / they
- slumses3rd person singular
- slumsing-ing form
- slumsedpast simple
1. to stay or live somewhere that is far below the level of comfort you normally ha
委屈將就
暫時忍受比平時差許多的生活條件
to stay or live somewhere that is far below the level of comfort you normally have, usually for a short time
Tomás had to slum it in a hostel with six strangers that first week.
Tomás 第一週不得不在有六個陌生人的旅舍委屈將就。
phrase: slum it — staying somewhere below your usual standard
After losing her job, Emma had to slum it in a cramped bedsit smaller than her old flat.
失去工作後，Emma 不得不在比她舊公寓還小的狹窄套房裡委屈將就。
Used to a big house, Imani slummed it in a tiny studio for two months.
住慣了大房子的 Imani，在那兩個月裡委屈將就擠在一間小套房。
contrast pattern: used to [luxury] but slummed it in [basic]
The backpackers were slumming it on floors after years of camping trips.
那些背包客因為長年露營，睡地板也委屈將就了。
Greta slummed it in a bunk bed while volunteering at the shelter.
Greta 在收容所當志工期間，委屈將就睡在上下舖床上。
- slum it for a while
- slumming it
- live it up
to enjoy yourself in a luxurious way
文法句型
slum it
be slumming
用法筆記
Almost always used in the phrases 'slum it' or 'be slumming.' The poor conditions are implied rather than stated — you slum it, not slum a place.
常見錯誤
2. to visit a poor neighbourhood out of curiosity or for entertainment, in a way th
獵奇探訪
出於好奇前往貧困地區，常被視為不尊重
to visit a poor neighbourhood out of curiosity or for entertainment, in a way that many people now consider disrespectful and patronising
Some tourists were criticised for going slumming in Rio's neighbourhoods, taking photos of families.
一些遊客因去里約的社區獵奇探訪、拍攝家庭照片而受到批評。
passive: were criticised for going slumming
Vikram told his classmates it was wrong to go slumming in the neighbourhood like it was a tourist stop.
Vikram 告訴同學，把那個社區當成觀光景點去獵奇探訪是不對的。
The guide refused to take groups slumming through the district, calling the practice exploitative.
那位導遊拒絕帶團去該地區獵奇探訪，稱這種做法是剝削行為。
Jack felt uncomfortable when wealthy visitors went slumming, staring at children playing in the street.
Jack 看到有錢的遊客去獵奇探訪、盯著街上玩耍的孩子看，覺得很不舒服。
The documentary showed how outsiders went slumming, gawking at the residents instead of listening to them.
那部紀錄片展示了外來者如何獵奇探訪，對居民指指點點而不是傾聽他們。
gawking at — emphasising the voyeuristic, disrespectful nature of slumming
- go slumming
- slumming in the East End
文法句型
go slumming
be slumming
用法筆記
Often used in the progressive form ('slumming'). The word almost always carries a critical or disapproving tone when describing someone else's behaviour.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- slum area
- slum housing
- slum neighbourhood
常用片語
- slum it (verb phrase)
介系詞搭配
- in the slums
- from the slums