shantytown是什么意思？

shantytown

英['ʃæntɪtaʊn] 美['ʃæntɪˌtaʊn]

• n. 以临时搭盖的陋屋为主的地区，糠市；

例句

• " Law'm , Miss Scarlett, ah doan lib in Shantytown. Ah jes'bidin'hyah fer a spell. " 思嘉小姐, 我不住在棚户区, 只是在这里待一阵子.
• During the Depression a shantytown was known by the designation Hooverville. 在萧条时期,贫民区以胡佛村而闻名.
• What on earth are you doing in a nasty place like Shantytown, you, a respectable darky? 你到底在棚户区这个糟糕的地方干什么, 你是个体面的黑人呀?

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties