lump
noun
verb
lʌmp
noun
1
a
small
piece
of
something
solid,
without
a
particular
shape
〔不定形的〕块
Strain
the
custard
to
remove
lumps.
滤去牛奶蛋糊里的面块。
[+
of
]
Melt
a
lump
of
butter
in
your
frying-pan.
把一块黄油放入煎锅里化开。
2
a
small
hard
swollen
area
that
sticks
out
from
someone’s
skin
or
grows
in
their
body,
usually
because
of
an
illness
〔身体上的〕肿块
You
should
never
ignore
a
breast
lump.
千万不能忽视乳房肿块。
3
a
small
square
block
of
sugar
方糖
One
lump
or
two?
加一块方糖还是两块？
4
a lump in/to sb’s throat
a
feeling
that
you
want
to
cry
某人喉咙哽住，某人哽咽欲泣
There
was
a
lump
in
Elizabeth’s
throat
as
she
gazed
at
the
child.
伊丽莎白看着孩子，哽咽欲哭。
5
take your lumps
to
accept
the
bad
things
that
happen
and
not
let
them
affect
you
【美，非正式】
认倒霉，勉强忍受
AmE informal
According
to
experts,
the
company
took
its
lumps
but
is
on
the
road
to
profitability.
据专家说，该公司吃过苦头，但是现在已经开始盈利了。
verb
6
lump it
to
accept
a
situation
or
decision
you
do
not
like
because
you
cannot
change
it
[非正式] 无奈地接受，勉强同意
informal
They’ve
been
told:
take
the
lower
interest
rate,
or
lump
it.
有人告诉他们，要么接受更低的利率，要么就这样。
It’s
the
law
so
you
can
like
it
or
lump
it
.
这是法律，不管你喜不喜欢都得接受。
7
to
put
two
or
more
different
people
or
things
together
and
consider
them
as
a
single
group,
sometimes
wrongly
〔有时错误地〕把…归并在一起
lump
sth
together
You
can’t
lump
the
symptoms
together
and
blame
them
all
on
stress.
你不能把这些症状都统统归结为压力太大的缘故。
lump
sb/sth
in
with
sb
The
danger
is
that
people
who
pay
their
bills
on
time
will
be
lumped
in
with
those
that
don’t.
危险的是，按时付账单的人和不按时付账单的人会被混为一谈。