lump
n.(名词)An irregularly shaped mass or piece.块团:形状不规则的团或块A small cube of sugar.小方糖Pathology A swelling or small palpable mass.【病理学】 肿胀:肿块或小的可摸到的块A collection or totality; an aggregate.聚合,堆:汇合或整体;聚合A person regarded as ungainly or dull witted.愚笨的人:被认为是笨拙的或弱智的人lumps Informal lumps 【非正式用语】 Severe punishment or treatment, as a beating or an unsparing criticism:惩罚:严厉的惩处或处罚,比如挨揍或不留情面的批评:例句:take one`s lumps.得到惩罚
One`s just deserts; comeuppance:应得的惩罚:某人罪有应得的惩罚;应得的惩罚:例句:get one`s lumps.自食其果
adj.(形容词)Formed into lumps:块状的:例句:lump sugar.块糖
Not broken or divided into parts:整体的:没有被分开或分离成各部分的:例句:a lump payment.全部支付
v.(动词)lumped,lump.ing,lumps v.tr.(及物动词)To put together in a single group without discrimination.聚成团:不加区别地聚集在一个群体里To move with heavy clumsiness.笨拙地移动To make into lumps.结块v.intr.(不及物动词)To become lumpy.使成块状To move heavily.沉重地移动
<习惯用语>lump in (one`s) throat
A feeling of constriction in the throat caused by emotion.哽咽:感情激动造成的喉咙哽住习惯用语>来源:Middle English lumpe 中古英语 lumpe [of Low German origin] ; akin to obsolete Dutch lompe [源于低地德语] ;类似于 已废荷兰语 lompe
lump
lump 2
v.tr.(及物动词)lumped,lump.ing,lumps 【非正式用语】 To tolerate (what must be endured):忍受或习惯于:忍受(必须被容忍的):例句:like it or lump it.不喜欢也得忍受它
来源:Perhaps from dialectal lump [to look sullen] 可能源自 方言 lump [看上去不高兴]