| 单词 | tenement |
| 释义 | tenement (once / 1230 pages) n A tenement is a run-down apartment building. The tenements in Old New York were barely safe enough to live in — fire hazards, no air circulation, and no bathrooms, either. When different immigrant groups first came to the United States in the 1800s, they didn't have much money and would often end up living in close quarters with many people in a small apartment, or tenement. These buildings were notorious for catching fire and collapsing. In 1901, New York City passed a law that said all tenement apartments had to have running water — ah, indoor plumbing! — and required that each room have a window. WORD FAMILYtenement: tenements USAGE EXAMPLESThis is how they looked before they stepped into a new life, most likely spent in tenements or trying to learn how to farm. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) The city offers loads of great smaller museums, such as the Studio in Harlem, the Lower East Side’s Tenement and the new Whitney in Chelsea. The Guardian(Dec 12, 2016) Subsections of “Kulturgeschichte” reflect those years, notably a suite of black-and-white photographs of brownstone and tenement doorways that spans more than a hundred sheets. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) n a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards Syn|Hyper tenement house apartment building, apartment house a building that is divided into apartments |
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