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This flashcard teaches the word "lump", which can be a noun referring to a solid piece of something (e.g., a lump of clay), a swelling on the body, or a sugar cube. It can also be part of phrases like "lump it" (to accept something unpleasant) or "have a lump in your throat" (to feel emotional).

This flashcard teaches the word "lump", which can be a noun referring to a solid piece of something (e.g., a lump of clay), a swelling on the body, or a sugar cube. It can also be part of phrases like "lump it" (to accept something unpleasant) or "have a lump in your throat" (to feel emotional).

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/lʌ̱mp/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](一)块 A lump of something is a solid piece of it.
  [oft N of n]
  • 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。

  • ...a lump of wood...

    一块木头

  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
  • I've got a lump on my shoulder...

    我肩上肿了一块。

  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
sugar lump
一小块(方糖) A lump of sugar is a small cube of it.
  [oft N of n]
  • ...a nugget of rough gold about the size of a lump of sugar...

    一块方糖般大小的粗金

  • 'No sugar,' I said, and Jim asked for two lumps.

    “不加糖,”我说道。吉姆则要了两块。

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See also:
lump sum
    5
    [PHRASE 短语]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.
      [have inflects]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • 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。

    • 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 短语](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.
      [Ns inflect]
    • 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。

    • 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。

    相关词组:
    lump together

    Oxford lump / lʌmp ; NAmE lʌmp /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    lump lumps lumped lumping
    noun 1 a piece of sth hard or solid, usually without a particular shape (通常为无定形的)块 a lump of coal/cheese/wood 一块煤╱奶酪╱木头 This sauce has lumps in it. 这调味汁里有结块。 2 ( BrE) =
    sugar lump
    One lump or two? 加一块方糖还是两块?
    3 a swelling under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness 肿块;隆起 He was unhurt apart from a lump on his head. 除了头上起了个包,他没有别的伤。 Check your breasts for lumps every month. 每月要检查一次乳房是否有肿块。 4 ( informal) ( especially BrE) a heavy, lazy or stupid person 笨重的人;懒汉;傻大个 IDIOMS have, etc. a lump in your throat to feel pressure in the throat because you are very angry or emotional (因愤怒或情绪激动而)喉咙哽住,哽咽 take your ˈlumps ( NAmE) ( informal) to accept bad things that happen to you without complaining 毫无怨言地忍受
    verb lumpA and B together | lumpA (in) with B to put or consider different things together in the same group 把…归并一起(或合起来考虑) You can't lump all Asian languages together. 你不能把所有的亚洲语言混为一谈。 IDIOM ˈlump it ( informal) to accept sth unpleasant because there's no other choice (因别无选择而)勉强接受,将就,勉为其难 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。 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! lump / lʌmp ; NAmE lʌmp /
    LDC
    lump1 noun
    lump2 verb
    lumplump1 /lʌmp/ ●●○ noun [countable]
    Examples
    Thesaurus
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1a small piece of something solid, without a particular shape:  Strain the custard to remove lumps.lump of Melt a lump of butter in your frying-pan. see thesaurus at
    piece
    2a small hard swollen area that sticks out from someone’s skin or grows in their body, usually because of an illness:  You should never ignore a breast lump.3a small square block of sugar:  One lump or two?4a lump in/to somebody’s throat a feeling that you want to cry:  There was a lump in her throat as she gazed at the child.5take your lumps American English informal to accept the bad things that happen and not let them affect you:  According to experts, the company took its lumps but is on the road to profitability.6British English spoken someone who is stupid or clumsy:  He’s a big fat lump.
    lump1 noun
    lump2 verb
    lumplump2 verb [transitive]
    Verb Table
    Examples
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1lump it informal to accept a situation or decision you do not like because you cannot change it:  They’ve been told: take the lower interest rate, or lump it. It’s the law so you can like it or lump it.2to put two or more different people or things together and consider them as a single group, sometimes wronglylump something together You can’t lump the symptoms together and blame them all on stress.lump somebody/something in with somebody/something The danger is that people who pay their bills on time will be lumped in with those that don’t.
    WDF

    lump

    [lʌmp]lumped, lumping, lumps

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    lumped[215] lumps[1509]
    块(80%),团(10%),瘤(4%),归并(2%),使成块(2%),形成团状(1%),笨重的人(1%)
    n.块,块状;肿块;瘤;很多;笨人
    vt.混在一起;使成块状;忍耐;笨重地移动
    vi.结块
    adj.成团的;总共的
    adv.很;非常

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