squalor

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++squal·or /ˈskwɒlə $ ˈskwɑːlər, ˈskwɒː-/ noun [uncountable]  DIRTYthe condition of being dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money 〔环境〕邋遢，肮脏 → squalid We lived in squalor for a year and a half. 我们在肮脏的环境里住了一年半。

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squalor• But there was solace as well as squalor.• I began to feel sentimental about the familiar squalor.• Inside were six small children found living in squalor, the smell of urine and feces permeating the house.• I am by nature a messy person, unimpressed with orderliness and free of guilt over squalor.• This quite different context allowed some observers of the city to communicate a view about the squalor of the Victorian legacy.• Is that not in stark contrast to Labour Members who trade on the squalor and misery of people who are not housed?• Others have developed a sort of domestic hyper-realism, seeking out the squalor of everyday life.• And despite the government's attempts to hide the truth, the squalor that followed poverty was too desperate to hide.Origin squalor (1600-1700) Latin squalere; → SQUALID

squal·or nounChineseSyllable  

the unpleasant dirty and of condition being Corpus

squalor
squal‧or /ˈskwɒlə $ ˈskwɑːlər, ˈskwɒː-/ noun [uncountable]the condition of being dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money ⇨ squalid:
    We lived in squalor for a year and a half.

squalorBrE /ˈskwɒlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskwɑːlər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] dirty and unpleasant conditions 肮脏；邋遢◆the poverty and squalor of the slums贫民窟的贫穷和肮脏◆He had lost his job and was living in squalor. 他丢了工作，过得很糟糕。🔊🔊