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ghetto

/ˈɡɛtəʊ/ /ˈɡɛtoʊ/

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noun

犹太人隔离区，隔都.

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

Examples :

"During the medieval period, the Jewish ghetto in Florence was a small, walled-in area where many Jewish families lived. "

在中世纪时期，佛罗伦萨的犹太人隔都（gédū）是一个狭小且有围墙的区域，许多犹太家庭居住在那里。

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noun

贫民窟, 少数族裔聚居区

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity or race.

Examples :

"Many families who immigrated from Vietnam settled in the city's ghetto, where they could find familiar foods and speak their native language. "

许多从越南移民来的家庭在城市的少数族裔聚居区安顿下来，在那里他们可以找到熟悉的食物并说母语。

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noun

贫民窟，隔离区

An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

Examples :

"The new art program attracted students from a wide range of backgrounds, creating a vibrant ghetto of artistic expression within the school. "

这个新的艺术项目吸引了各种背景的学生，在学校里形成了一个充满活力的艺术表达“聚集地”。

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noun

贫民窟，隔离区，少数族裔聚居区

(sometimes derogatory) An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.

Examples :

""The computer programming club at our school felt like a ghetto; only a few of us understood the complex code and it was hard to explain it to anyone else." "

我们学校的电脑编程俱乐部感觉像个小圈子，只有我们几个人能看懂那些复杂的代码，很难跟其他人解释清楚。

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verb

把...隔离，把...禁锢在贫民区.

To confine (a specified group of people) to a ghetto.

Examples :

"The new zoning laws threatened to ghettoize low-income families by restricting affordable housing to one isolated area of the city. "

新的分区法案威胁要把低收入家庭隔离起来，禁锢在贫民区里，因为它把可负担住房限制在城市中一个孤立的区域。

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adjective

贫民窟的，隔都的

Of or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.

Examples :

"The school's neighborhood was known for its ghetto conditions, with rundown buildings and limited resources. "

这所学校所在的社区以贫民窟般的环境而闻名，到处都是破旧的建筑和有限的资源。

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adjective

廉价的，劣质的，寒碜的。

Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.

Examples :

"The old apartment building had a ghetto feel, with peeling paint and broken windows. "

那栋旧公寓楼让人感觉很廉价寒碜，墙皮脱落，窗户也破了。

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adjective

低下阶层的，贫民窟的.

Characteristic of the style, speech, or behavior of residents of a predominantly black or other ghetto in the United States.

Examples :

"The neighborhood's music, loud and repetitive, had a distinctly ghetto feel. "

那个社区的音乐，又吵又重复，明显带着一股贫民窟的味道。

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adjective

贫民窟的，来自贫民窟的.

Having been raised in a ghetto in the United States.

Examples :

"Growing up, his family faced many challenges due to their ghetto upbringing, but they persevered and eventually achieved success. "

由于在贫民窟长大的经历，他从小家里就面临很多挑战，但他们坚持不懈，最终取得了成功。

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