slumming

英 [ˈslʌmɪŋ]

美 [ˈslʌmɪŋ]

v.  (短期)去贫穷地方，过简朴生活
slum的现在分词

复数：slummings　现在分词：slumming　

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 贫民区;贫民窟
  Aslumis an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition.
  1. ...a slum area of St Louis.
     圣路易斯的贫民区
  2. ...inner-city slums in the old cities of the north and east.
     北部和东部老城市里的市中心贫民区
• VERB 逛贫民窟;体验下层社会的生活
  If someoneis slumming itoris slumming, they are spending time in a place or in conditions that are at a much lower social level than they are used to.
  1. ...rich kids slumming it.
     体验下层社会生活的有钱人的孩子
  2. ...aristocratic types who enjoyed slumming around in musty old Scottish castles.
     喜欢在发霉的苏格兰古堡里体验苦日子的贵族阶层

双语例句

• He was staying in a hotel while the rest of us were slumming it at a campsite.
  他住旅馆，而我们其他人却呆在简陋的营地。
• On Saturday nights they're usually out slumming it in the East end.
  每逢星期六晚上他们通常都到东区去逛贫民窟。
• You see him slumming with his little Trailer bunny.
  见到他和他的小美人在一块。
• Sometimes they go slumming.
  他们有时去访问贫民窟。
• I was surprised to see her slumming it in a fast-food restaurant.
  看到她屈就自己在快餐店里吃饭真让我诧异。