释义 |
ˈslumward(s, adv. [f. slum n.1 2.] In the direction of the slums.
1892Pall Mall G. 12 Oct. 2/2 It was the Congregationalists..who set much of the current of assistance slumward in recent years. 1897F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ 318 Draggled branches borne slumwards by tramping urchins. |