skid row, Skid Row /ˌskɪd ˈrəʊ $ -ˈroʊ/ noun 1. be on skid row informalHOME if someone is on skid row, they drink too much alcohol and have no job, nowhere to live etc 〔失业酒徒〕无家可归,流落街头
2. [uncountableU] used to talk about a part of a city with a lot of old buildings in bad condition, where poor people who drink too much alcohol spend their time 贫民区