单词	skid row
释义	skid row noun ˈskid-ˈrō  : a poor district of a city or town where there are inexpensive hotels, bars, etc., and where people who are homeless or who drink too much often go Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Bennett asked, referring to a large homeless services agency on skid row. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Business is sluggish at a skid row floral shop where nerdish Seymour and his crush Audrey work. Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The sun was at its peak as the Midnight Mission began lunch service on San Pedro Street in skid row. Rebecca Schneid, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Yolanda Robins’ dream was finally coming true after her three decades of living on skid row, punctuated by brief stays in hotel rooms and shelters. Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Another idea is to set up a shuttle to drive people from skid row to its existing sites a few miles away. Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022 While the homeless population was once largely confined to the skid row area, rows of tents, cardboard shelters, battered RVs and makeshift plywood structures are now familiar sights throughout the nation’s second-most populous city. NBC News, 23 Sep. 2021 Mark had been wanting to quit using meth for a while when someone pointed him to the folding table propped up at the skid row site where homeless people stop for showers and laundry. Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2022 During the Great Depression and in the decades following, skid row became a hub of social services for people experiencing homelessness. NBC News, 22 Apr. 2021 See More Word History Etymology alteration of skid road First Known Use circa 1931, in the meaning defined above
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