lump

noun

1. （通常为无定形的）块
   a piece of sth hard or solid, usually without a particular shape
   1. One lump or two?
      加一块方糖还是两块？
2. （通常为无定形的）块
   a piece of sth hard or solid, usually without a particular shape
   1. One lump or two?
      加一块方糖还是两块？
3. 肿块；隆起
   a swelling under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness
   1. He was unhurt apart from a lump on his head.
      除了头上起了个包，他没有别的伤。
   2. Check your breasts for lumps every month.
      每月要检查一次乳房是否有肿块。
4. 笨重的人；懒汉；傻大个
   a heavy, lazy or stupid person

verb

1. 把…归并一起（或合起来考虑）
   to put or consider different things together in the same group
   1. You can't lump all Asian languages together.
      你不能把所有的亚洲语言混为一谈。

1. N-COUNT （一）块
   A lump of something 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。
2. N-COUNT 肿块
   A lump on 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。
3. 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
4. See also: lump sum
5. PHRASE 只得忍气吞声；不得不忍受
   If you say that someone will 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。
6. PHRASE （因情绪激动）喉咙哽塞，哽咽
   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.
   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。

1. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
   随着陶轮的转动，制陶工人缓慢挤压陶泥块，塑出优美的造型。
2. Lenny still could not dissolve the nagging lump of tension in his chest.
   莱尼仍不能消除令他不安的紧张感。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. I've got a lump on my shoulder
   我肩上肿了一块。
6. 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。
7. 'No sugar,' I said, and Jim asked for two lumps.
   “不加糖，”我说道。吉姆则要了两块。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. What they expected to be the removal of a small lump turned out to be major surgery
    他们原以为只需切除小肿块的手术最后变成了一次大手术。
13. You pay regular premiums and in return the insurance company will pay out a lump sum.
    你定期支付保险费，而保险公司则会一次性给你一笔钱作为回报。
14. Their daily diet consisted of a lump of stale bread, a bowl of rice and stale water.
    他们的日常饮食包括一块不新鲜的面包、一碗米饭和变味的水。
15. Please lump all these items together under the heading “ incidental expenses ”.
    把这些费用归并列入“杂费”项内。
16. This oatmeal will lump if you don't stir it well.
    假如你不好好搅动，这麦片粥就会结块。
17. I'll pay in a lump sum.
    这笔钱我成总儿付吧。
18. The sculptor chiselled the lump of marble into a fine statue.
    雕刻家把大理石块凿成优美的雕像。
19. Tests showed the lump to be benign.
    检查表明肿块为良性。
20. There is a lump in his neck.
    他脖子上有一个肿块。
21. A lump of sugar is an aggregate of sugar crystals.
    砂糖块是砂糖晶体的聚合体。
22. Do hurry up, you great lump!
    务必快点儿，你这个笨蛋！
23. You are the one with a lump.
    你是那个有了肿块的人。
24. I felt a lump in my throat.
    我是觉得喉咙哽住了。
25. I discovered a lump on my buttock yesterday.
    我昨天发现我的臀部有个硬块。
26. Can you feel a hard lump?
    你会不会感到一个硬块？
27. My eyes were damp, and I swallowed to clear the lump.
    我的眼睛湿润了。我清了清喉咙。
28. Her eyes are all of a lump this morning, she must have cried last night.
    今天早上她的眼睛肿起来了，她昨晚一定是哭了。
29. I have got a lump on the forehead.
    我额上肿起了一块。

n.

have, etc. a lump in your throat

• （因愤怒或情绪激动而）喉咙哽住，哽咽
  to feel pressure in the throat because you are very angry or emotional

take your lumps

• 毫无怨言地忍受
  to accept bad things that happen to you without complaining

v.

lump it

• （因别无选择而）勉强接受，将就，勉为其难
  to accept sth unpleasant because there's no other choice
  1. I'm sorry you're not happy about it but you'll just have to lump it.
     你不满意我很抱歉，可你只好将就一点了。
  2. That's the situation─ like it or lump it !
     情况就是这样——不管你高兴还是不高兴！

noun

1. a compact mass
   1. a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder

   Synonym:    ballclodglobclumpchunk

2. a large piece of something without definite shape
   1. a hunk of bread
   2. a lump of coal

   Synonym:    hunk

3. an awkward stupid person

   Synonym:    loutclodstumblebumgoonoaflubberlummoxgawk

4. an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

   Synonym:    swellingpuffiness

verb

1. group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

   Synonym:    collocatechunk

2. put together indiscriminately
   1. lump together all the applicants

   Synonym:    chunk