slums
n. 贫民，[经]贫民区（slum 的复数）
v. 到贫民窟去；过贫苦生活（slum 的第三人称单数）
例句
She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.
她是在利兹的贫民区长大的。
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These slums are an epitaph to the housing policy of the 1960s.
这些贫民窟是20世纪60年代住房政策的遗迹。
Poverty leads to slums, which are an eyesore and a health hazard.
贫穷产生贫民窟，那是个让人看了难受、对健康有害的地方。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
