| 单词 | rural slum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrural slum rural slum n. a country dwelling or region characterized by poverty and disrepair. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > vile or miserable hell-holec1400 dogholec1450 cabin1594 sty1605 hole1616 hogsty1688 gourbi1738 rathole1770 pigsty1798 hell's kitchen1827 den1836 kennel1837 pigpen1872 rural slum1886 1886 Vermont Watchman 29 Dec. 2/1 While there are rural ‘slums’ to be found in some localities, the average New England farmer is an honest, thoughtful, patriotic and generally religious man. 1958 P. Pollack Pict. Hist. Photogr. iii. 350/2 The somber, seamy existence endured by Americans living in rural slums. 2002 E. Richards Highland Clearances xviii. 302 The old subsistence economy continued to decay and the region remained a rural slum far into the twentieth century. < as lemmas |
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