lump
[lʌmp] noun countable
PIECE 块
ADVANCED
■a piece of a solid substance, usually with no particular shape （通常指无固定形状的）块，团•a lump of coal一块煤 •a sugar lump糖块 •You don't want lumps in the sauce.谁都不希望调料汁中出现结块。 ■informal
■a separate large amount （单独的）大量•I'll be getting the insurance money in two lumps.我将获得的保险金有两大部分。
[lʌmp] noun countable
IN THE BODY 身内
■a hard swelling found in or on the body, especially because of illness or injury （尤指因疾病或伤害而出现的）肿块•She found a lump in her breast.她在胸部发现了一个肿块。
[lʌmp] noun countable
PERSON 人 informal
■a heavy, awkward, stupid person 笨重的人，愚蠢的大块头•Come on, you great lump, get up from in front of that television and do some work.快起来，大笨猪，别看电视了，做点工作。
[lʌmp] noun countable
bring a lump to your throat
■to give you a tight feeling in your throat because you want to cry 哽咽•It was quite a moving speech - it almost brought a lump to my throat.那个演讲很动人——几乎让我哽咽了。
[lʌmp] noun countable
take your lumps US old-fashioned informal
■to be criticised or beaten as a punishment （作为惩罚）挨批评，挨打
[lʌmp] verb informal
lump it
■to accept a situation or decision although you do not like it 无奈地接受，不得不接受•The decision has been made, so if Tom doesn't like it, he can lump it.已经决定了，所以即使汤姆不愿意，他也只能接受了。
[lʌmp] verb informal
Phrasal Verbs lump sb/sth together
■to put different groups together and think about them or deal with them in the same way 把…混到一块，把…合拼在一起•All the children are lumped together in one class, regardless of their ability.不管资质如何，所有孩子都被合拼到一个班。 |