lump
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A lump of something is a solid piece of it. 塊
The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape. 制陶工人把一塊黏土塑形，壓成漂亮的形狀。
...a lump of wood. …一塊木頭。
2. N-COUNT A lump on or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness. 腫塊
I've got a lump on my shoulder. 我的肩膀上有個腫塊。
3. N-COUNT A lump of sugar is a small cube of it. 一小方塊 (糖)
...a nugget of rough gold about the size of a lump of sugar. …未加工的天然金塊，約一塊方糖大小。
4. →see also lump sum
5. PHRASE If you say that you have a lump in your throat, you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude. 喉嚨哽咽
I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears. 我站在那兒，喉嚨哽咽，拼命忍住眼淚。
6. V to collect into a mass or group (積成)塊; 團
7. V to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it) 容忍; 忍耐[非正式]
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lump /lʌmp/ (lumps)
剑桥词典
- My clay pot ended up as just a shapeless lump.
- He had a lump on his head the size of an egg .
- There were lumps of mud all over the carpet .
- He ate an enormous lump of cheese .
- My custard always has lumps in it.
lump noun [C] (PIECE)
a piece of a solid substance , usually with no particular shape（通常指無固定形狀的）塊，團
a lump of coal 一塊煤
a sugar lump 糖塊
You don't want lumps in the sauce . 誰都不希望調料汁中出現結塊。
UK informal
a separate large amount
（單獨的）大量，一大筆
I'll be getting the insurance money in two lumps. 我將獲得的保險金有兩大部分。
例句
lump noun [C] (IN THE BODY)
a hard swelling found in or on the body , especially because of illness or injury
（尤指因疾病或傷害而出現的）腫塊
She found a lump in her breast . 她在胸部發現了一個腫塊。
lump noun [C] (PERSON)
informala heavy , awkward , stupid person
笨重的人，愚蠢的大塊頭
Come on, you great lump - get up from that sofa and do some work ! 快起來，大笨豬，別看電眡了，乾點活。
習語
bring a lump to/have a lump in your throattake your lumps 返回 lump