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skid row

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++skid row, Skid Row /ˌskɪd ˈrəʊ $ -ˈroʊ/ noun  1. be on skid row informalHOME if someone is on skid row, they drink too much alcohol and have no job, nowhere to live etc 〔失业酒徒〕无家可归,流落街头2. [uncountable] used to talk about a part of a city with a lot of old buildings in bad condition, where poor people who drink too much alcohol spend their time 贫民区
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skid row
skid row , Skid Row /ˌskɪd ˈrəʊ $ -ˈroʊ/ noun
1. be on skid row informal if someone is on skid row, they drink too much alcohol and have no job, nowhere to live etc
2. [uncountable] used to talk about a part of a city with a lot of old buildings in bad condition, where poor people who drink too much alcohol spend their time


skid rowBrE /ˌskɪd ˈrəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌskɪd ˈroʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal, especially NAmE) used to describe the poorest part of a town, the sort of place where people who have no home or job and who drink too much alcohol live (城市中流浪、失业、酗酒的人聚居的)贫民区,穷街陋巷to be on skid row住在贫民区