n 貧民窟(heavily populated urban area of badly-built，over-crowded buildings)[C]：be brought up in a～在貧民窟長(zhǎng)大;The poor people live in a～. 這些窮人住在貧民窟里。As a social worker，he does a lot of work in the～s. 作為一名社會(huì)工作者，他在貧民區(qū)做了大量工作。
vi 訪問(wèn)(參觀)貧民區(qū)(為獵奇等)(visit a slum，as for curiosity or amusement)[I，通常prog]：go～ming 去看貧民窟;
slum it (infml)選擇(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. 餐廳正在粉刷期間，他們不得不在廚房用餐。
→′slummy adj(像)貧民窟的，臟亂的