squalor
UK/'skwɒlә/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Extreme filthiness and degradation, typically caused by neglect or poverty.
肮脏污秽；贫困潦倒
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsqualroot
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Common Collocations
- 1.live in squalor生活在肮脏污秽中
- 2.abject squalor极度肮脏
- 3.poverty and squalor贫困潦倒
- 4.urban squalor城市贫民窟的恶劣环境
Example Sentences
- 1.
The refugees were forced to live in absolute squalor without clean water or sanitation.
- 2.
The investigative report exposed the squalor of overcrowded urban slums.
- 3.
She grew up in poverty and squalor but eventually became a celebrated author.