tenement
US /ˈten.ə.mənt/
UK /ˈten.ə.mənt/
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廉租公寓, 出租房屋
a large building divided into separate apartments, especially one in a poor area of a city and in a dilapidated condition
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Many families lived in crowded tenements during the industrial revolution.
工业革命期间，许多家庭居住在拥挤的廉租公寓中。
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The city council plans to redevelop the old tenement blocks.
市议会计划重新开发旧的廉租公寓楼。