n 贫民窟(heavily populated urban area of badly-built，over-crowded buildings)[C]：be brought up in a～在贫民窟长大;The poor people live in a～. 这些穷人住在贫民窟里。As a social worker，he does a lot of work in the～s. 作为一名社会工作者，他在贫民区做了大量工作。

vi 访问(参观)贫民区(为猎奇等)(visit a slum，as for curiosity or amusement)[I，通常prog]：go～ming 去看贫民窟;

slum it (infml)选择(或被迫)住在平民窟似的地方;They'll have to～it in the kitchen while the dining room is being painted. 餐厅正在粉刷期间，他们不得不在厨房用餐。

→′slummy adj(像)贫民窟的，脏乱的