A slum is an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition. 贫民区
noun [专属名词] 贫民窟，棚屋区；<非正式>脏乱的房子（或房间）
This bum is an unemployed man in the slum. 这个流浪汉是贫民区的一个失业者。
verb [vi. 不及物动词] <非正式>（短期）去贫穷地方，过简朴生活
Several businessmen had to slum it in economy class. 几个商人只好将就着坐在经济舱里。
“萨达姆” → 萨达姆住在贫民窟 → 贫民窟
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- ...a slum area of St. Louis. …圣路易斯的一个贫民区。
- In Sal Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slum areas without proper water and electricity supplies. 在萨尔保罗，你可以看到紧挨着贫民区的购物中心里满是名牌商品，却没有适当的水电供应。