clumps

英 [klʌmps]

美 [klʌmps]

n. (尤指树或植物的)丛，簇，束，串; (人的)群，组; (草的)堆; (毛发的)缕; 沉重的脚步声
v. 以沉重的脚步行走; 聚集; 被聚集成群
clump的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (树木等的)丛，簇，群
Aclump ofthings such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
1. ...a clump of trees bordering a side road.
  旁路边的树丛
2. ...a sweetly scented perennial that grows in clumps.
  一簇簇芳香宜人的多年生植物
N-COUNT (电线、头发等的)团，堆
Aclumpof things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place.
1. I was combing my hair and it was just falling out in clumps.
  我梳头的时候，头发一团一团地往下掉。
VERB 拖着沉重的步子走
If someoneclumpssomewhere, they walk there with heavy, clumsy steps.
1. They went clumping up the stairs...
  他们拖着沉重的脚步走上楼。
2. Men in big construction boots were clumping in and out with plans in their hands.
  一群男人穿着大建筑靴，手中拿着图纸，噔噔噔地走进走出。
VERB 聚集成群;凝集成块
If thingsclump together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps.
1. Brown rice takes longer to cook but it doesn't clump together as easily as white rice.
  糙米不容易熟，但不会像精米那样容易粘在一起。

Giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
前面是一片平地，唯一的障碍只有一簇簇灌木丛。
I was combing my hair and it was just falling out in clumps.
我梳头的时候，头发一团一团地往下掉。
During collapse, the dark cloud "fragments" into a series of dense clumps.
在坍缩过程中，暗云碎裂为一批稠密的团块。
You know he's keeping those clumps of hair as trophies.
会保留诸如头发之类的战利品的。
The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves.
这些鳞茎死了，剩下的只是一丛丛的黄叶子。
The mitten crab, given its name because its claws, are coated with clumps of dark brown fur.
这种蟹由于其爪子上有密集的深棕色绒毛而得名“中华绒鳌蟹”，俗名“大闸蟹”。
I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the clumps.
我看到母亲在一簇花丛旁漫不经心地弯下身来。
Dark energy is a repulsive force opposing gravity. It is thought to influence how dark matter clumps together.
暗能量是与引力相反的一种斥力。有人认为它们影响着暗物质如何聚集。
( of plants) growing in dense clumps or tufts. Grapefruit grow in clusters.
（植物）丛生的，簇生的。葡萄柚是成簇生长的。
The eggs lie hidden in hollow trees, clumps of grass, and in many kinds of nests.
这些鸟卵藏在树洞里、草丛里、各种各样的鸟巢里。