lumps

英 [lʌmps]

美 [lʌmps]

n.  (通常为无定形的)块; 肿块; 隆起; 笨重的人; 懒汉; 傻大个
v.  把…归并一起(或合起来考虑)
lump的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （一）块
  Alump ofsomething is a solid piece of it.
  1. The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
     制陶工人把黏土块捏塑成优美的形状。
  2. ...a lump of wood...
     一块木头
  3. They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.
     他们过去常买10公斤重的整块牛肉。
• N-COUNT 肿块
  Alumpon or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness.
  1. I've got a lump on my shoulder...
     我肩上肿了一块。
  2. Howard had to have cancer surgery for a lump in his chest.
     霍华德不得不进行肿瘤手术以切除胸部的肿块。
• See also:...a nugget of rough gold about the size of a lump of sugar...'No sugar,' I said, and Jim asked for two lumps.sugar lump
• See also:lump sum
• PHRASE 只得忍气吞声；不得不忍受
  If you say that someonewill have to lump it, you mean that they must accept a situation or decision whether they like it or not.
  1. The crew will be sleeping in the hull and will have to lump it...
     船员将睡在船舱里，不乐意也没办法。
  2. William was going to kick up a fuss, but he realized he'd have to lump it.
     威廉本想要大闹一番，却意识到自己只能忍下这口气。
• PHRASE （因情绪激动）喉咙哽塞，哽咽
  If you say that you have alump inyourthroat, you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude.
  1. I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears...
     我站在那里，喉咙哽塞，拼命想止住眼泪。
  2. It was a great reception and it brought a lump to my throat.
     如此盛情接待，叫我一时哽咽。

双语例句

• They all get the weird lumps and creases on their faces.
  他们脸上长了些古怪的肿块和皱纹。
• You're gonna have to face your lumps.
  你就要面对对你的惩罚。
• These are not lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.
  这些书并非毫无生气的字纸堆，而是活在架上的心灵。
• He had worn through the blanket-wrappings, and his feet were shapeless lumps of raw meat.
  用来裹脚的毯子已经磨坏了，他的脚也变成了惨不成形的肉团。
• Have you ever felt lumps under the skin on the sides of your neck when you were sick?
  你们可曾想过在你的脖子肿块双方你生病的时候下的皮肤？
• She swept away the sauce with the sugar, leaving a few lumps on the tablecloth.
  她把糖和调味料收了，在桌布上留下几块糖。
• Perhaps it needs some more sugar, two lumps?
  也许需要多加些糖，再来两块（方糖），好吗？
• A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.
  用来从粉状物中分开块状物和其他大小不同的物体的过滤器。
• We're not just lumps of bone and flesh.
  我们不仅仅只是几块骨头和肉。
• Linux can also be considered monolithic because it lumps all of the basic services into the kernel.
  Linux也可以看作是一个整体，因为它会将所有这些基本服务都集成到内核中。