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词汇 shantytown
释义 shantytown
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈʃæn.ti.taʊn/ us /ˈʃæn.t̬i.taʊn/
an area in or on the edge of a city, in which poor people live in small, very cheaply built houses(城市内或其边缘的)棚户区,贫民窟
 
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shantytown | American Dictionary


shantytown
noun[ C ]
us/ˈʃænt·iˌtɑʊn/
an area in or near a city in which poor people live in small, badly built houses

Examples of shantytown


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Many of these migrants live in shantytowns or slums.
Afterward, the house was forgotten in the middle of a shantytown occupied by shoemakers and homeless people, and finally was abandoned.
Second, her claim that there is a ' bedrock reality of racialized polarization and opposition ' among the inhabitants of the shantytown must be questioned.
This requirement has the potential to alleviate rural unemployment in many areas and to reduce the trend of shantytown construction surrounding many large cities of the developing world.
They destroy agriculture in the developing world and lead to poverty, shantytowns and mis-development, which we all dislike.
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We must not think that the reconstruction will spell the return of the shantytowns or of socio-economic conditions such as those that existed before.
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The shantytown problem should be tackled promptly and effectively because of the need for decency and cleanliness.
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No other democracy would tolerate this shantytown in the middle of the capital for three years.
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Most of the victims were from the shantytowns built on steep hillsides that surround the city.
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During this time he also developed policies for providing public services and recognized housing property for dwellers in shantytowns.
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With no housing available, they took over lands surrounding the city, creating huge shantytowns that extended for many miles.
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The shantytown consisted mainly of homes built illegally on flood-prone government-owned land.
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These shantytowns had narrow walkways between irregularly shaped lots and dwellings.
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During the day they held teach-ins, distributed fliers, and explained the purpose of the shantytown to passersby.
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When he gets to the shantytown, the first poacher looks like he has died.
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