lump /lʌmp/ star2 CET4 TEM4 (lumps)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A lump of something is a solid piece of it. 块

  例：

  The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.

  制陶工人把一块黏土塑形，压成漂亮的形状。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A lump on or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness. 肿块

  例：

  I've got a lump on my shoulder.

  我的肩膀上有个肿块。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A lump of sugar is a small cube of it. 一小方块 (糖)

  例：

  ...a nugget of rough gold about the size of a lump of sugar.

  …未加工的天然金块，约一块方糖大小。

• 4.  

  （） → see also lump sum
• 5.  

  PHRASE（习语） 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. 喉咙哽咽

  例：

  I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears.

  我站在那儿，喉咙哽咽，拼命忍住眼泪。

• 6.  

  V（动词） to collect into a mass or group (积成)块; 团
• 7.  

  V（动词） to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it) 容忍; 忍耐 [非正式]