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clump n.团,堆,群v.丛生 Essentially, a clump is a grouping. You might see a clump of sheep grazing in a field or you might throw a clump of clothes into the washing machine. Clump can also mean lump, like when you find a clump of grass stuck to your shoe. As a verb, clump means "to gather," as in "a flock of birds clumped together in a tree." ★☆☆☆☆ 2013.6

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[klʌmp] A clump is a "bunch" or a "cluster." If you're a gardener, the last thing you want to see is a clump of weeds growing in the middle of your newly groomed lawn. In most of the homeless gardens of New York City the actual cultivation of plants is unfeasible, yet even so the compositions often seem to represent attempts to call forth the spirit of plant and animal life, if only symbolically, through a clumplike arrangement of materials, an institution of colors, small pool of water, and a frequent presence of petals or leaves as well as of stuffed animals. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](树木等的)丛，簇，群 A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.   [oft N of n]...a clump of trees bordering a side road.旁路边的树丛...a sweetly scented perennial that grows in clumps.一簇簇芳香宜人的多年生植物2[N-COUNT 可数名词](电线、头发等的)团，堆 A clump of things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place.   [oft N of n]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。3[VERB 动词]拖着沉重的步子走 If someone clumps somewhere, they walk there with heavy, clumsy steps.   [V prep/adv]They went clumping up the stairs...他们拖着沉重的脚步走上楼。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。4[VERB 动词]聚集成群；凝集成块 If things clump together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps.   [V together]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。

英语单词	clump
英美音标	[klʌmp]
中文释义	n.团,堆,群 v.丛生
vocab简明	A clump is a "bunch" or a "cluster." If you're a gardener, the last thing you want to see is a clump of weeds growing in the middle of your newly groomed lawn.
vocab扩展	Essentially, a clump is a grouping. You might see a clump of sheep grazing in a field or you might throw a clump of clothes into the washing machine. Clump can also mean lump, like when you find a clump of grass stuck to your shoe. As a verb, clump means "to gather," as in "a flock of birds clumped together in a tree."
真题原句	In most of the homeless gardens of New York City the actual cultivation of plants is unfeasible, yet even so the compositions often seem to represent attempts to call forth the spirit of plant and animal life, if only symbolically, through a clumplike arrangement of materials, an institution of colors, small pool of water, and a frequent presence of petals or leaves as well as of stuffed animals.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](树木等的)丛，簇，群 A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together. [oft N of n] ...a clump of trees bordering a side road. 旁路边的树丛 ...a sweetly scented perennial that grows in clumps. 一簇簇芳香宜人的多年生植物 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](电线、头发等的)团，堆 A clump of things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place. [oft N of n] 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。 3 [VERB 动词]拖着沉重的步子走 If someone clumps somewhere, they walk there with heavy, clumsy steps. [V prep/adv] They went clumping up the stairs... 他们拖着沉重的脚步走上楼。 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。 4 [VERB 动词]聚集成群；凝集成块 If things clump together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps. [V together] 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。
来源	2013.6

Clump Small Things Growing Plants N Count 可数名词 Trees