| 词汇 | slum |
| 释义 | slum 1. adjective cheap; shabby; in poor taste US, 1973 2. noun 1 an apartment or house. The Oxford English Dictionary offers several early C19 cites in this sense but deems the term obsolete. Robert Beck (Iceberg Slim) wrote the language of the streets, not C19 England, suggesting a slang life for the word in the C20 US US, 1969. 2 inexpensive costume jewellery; any low-value merchandise US, 1914. 3 prison food US, 1950 3. verb 1 to visit a poor neighbourhood out of curiosity; to live beneath your station UK, 1884. 2 to voluntarily mix with social inferiors UK, 1928 (redirected from slum) slummyOf or akin to a slum; squalid, impoverished, or of very low quality. Why did you bring me to such a slummy restaurant for our date? The guide book I bought said this town was a vibrant and bustling fishing village, but it looks pretty slummy to me. It made me sad to see my brother living in such a slummy apartment. slummy(ˈsləmi) mod. lousy. This place is not slummy! |
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