lump
noun[C]
uk/lʌmp/us/lʌmp/lumpnoun[C](PIECE)
C2
apieceof asolidsubstance, usually with noparticularshape:
（通常指无固定形状的）块，团a lumpofcoal一块煤
asugarlump糖块
You don'twantlumps in thesauce.谁都不希望调料汁中出现结块。
UKinformal
aseparatelargeamount:
（单独的）大量，一大笔I'll be getting theinsurancemoneyin two lumps.我将获得的保险金有两大部分。
- Myclaypotendedup as just ashapelesslump.
- He had a lump on hisheadthesizeof anegg.
- There were lumps ofmudall over thecarpet.
- Heateanenormouslump ofcheese.
- Mycustardalways has lumps in it.
Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- any number ofthingsidiom
- armload
- backlog
- bolus
- flood
- foam
- logjam
- many
- motherlode
- multi-million
- multitude
- pile
- stack
- the lion's shareidiom
- tsunami
- wave after/upon waveidiom
- wedge
- welter
- wodge
lumpnoun[C](IN THE BODY)
a hardswellingfoundin or on thebody,especiallybecause ofillnessorinjury:
（尤指因疾病或伤害而出现的）肿块Shefounda lump in herbreast.她在胸部发现了一个肿块。
Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
- adenoma hyperplastic nodules
- angioma
- angrily
- anti-tumour
- excrescence
- fibroid
- granuloma
- haematoma
- inflame
- inflammatory
- leiomyoma
- protuberance
- puffy
- swelling
- swollen
- tumescent
- tumour
- turgidity
- wen
lumpnoun[C](PERSON)
informal
aheavy,awkward,stupidperson:
笨重的人，愚蠢的大块头Come on, yougreatlump - get up from thatsofaand do somework!快起来，大笨猪，别看电视了，干点活。
Stupid and silly people
- airhead
- berk
- birdbrain
- blithering idiot
- blockhead
- dumb-ass
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- eejit
- mutt
- need
- needyourhead examinedidiom
- nimrod
- nincompoop
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- troglodyte
- turkey
Idioms
bring a lump to/have a lump inyourthroat
takeyourlumps
lump
verb
informaluk/lʌmp/us/lʌmp/lump it
toacceptasituationordecisionalthoughyou do not like it:
无奈地接受，不得不接受Thedecisionhas been made, so ifTomdoesn't like it, hecanlump it.已经决定了，所以即便汤姆不愿意，他也只能接受了。
Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear withsomeone
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms withsomethingidiom
- endurable
- philosophically
- resignyourselftosomething
- resignedly
- ridesomethingout
- rough
- sit
- sitsomethingout
- stand forsomething
- stick
- sweat it outidiom
- wait
- waitsomethingout
- weather the stormidiom
- withstand
Phrasal verb
lumpsomeone/somethingtogether