skid row
noun🔊/ˌskɪd ˈrəʊ/
🔊/ˌskɪd ˈrəʊ/
[uncountable] (informal, especially North American English)used to describe the poorest part of a town, the sort of place where people who have no home or job and who drink too much alcohol live （城市中流浪、失业、酗酒的人聚居的）贫民区，穷街陋巷 to be on skid row 住在贫民区
Word Origin1930s: alteration of skid road.