slum [slʌm]

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n.贫民窟，贫民区；vi.（因好奇而）逛贫民区

a very poor and crowded area , especially of a city

These children came from a slum area. 这些孩子来自贫民窟区。
What a wretched existence the people in the slum lead? 这个贫民窟里的人们过着多么令人悲惨的生活啊？