| 释义 |
lump¹ /lʌmp/ n. | a. | ad. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (不定形的)块
a lump of coal (clay) 一块煤 (黏土)
2. 小方块；小方块糖
a lump of sugar 一小方块糖
Do you take one lump or two in your coffee? 你在咖啡里放一块还是两块方糖?
3. 隆起，肿块
lumps from mosquito bites 蚊咬的肿块
She was afraid when she felt a lump in her left breast. 她摸到自己左乳有一肿块，心中很害怕。
4. 〈口〉傻大个；粗壮的人
Get out of my way, you big fat lump of a man! 滚开，你这大个子笨蛋!
5. [the lump] [总称]〈英〉(建筑业或其他行业的)转包工，临时工，个体劳动者(往往逃避纳税和国民保险)
6. 大量；一大堆；多数
a lump of money 大量的钱
The great lump of voters are still undecided. 大部分选民尚未打定主意 (选哪一个)。
7. [lumps] 〈美口〉责打；指责；惩罚；报应
take (或 get) one's lumps 遭到责打 (或指责)
give sb. his lumps 指责 (或惩罚) 某人
II a.
1. 成块状的
lump coal 块煤
2. 整个儿的，总共的
3. 〈英〉转包工的，临时工的，个体劳动者的
lump labour 个体劳动力
III ad.
[a lump] 〈英俚〉非常，很
I like that a lump. 我非常喜爱那东西。
IV ❶ vt.
1. 把…归并在一起
If we lump all our money together, we shall have over ￡50. 我们如果把各人的钱都凑在一起，就有50英镑以上了。
be lumped into one category 被归并为一类
He lumped the whole problem under one label, “bureaucracy”. 他把全部问题归在“官僚作风”这个标签之下。
2. 把…混为一谈
All forms of delinquency tend to get lumped together by the public. 各类少年犯罪易被公众不加区别地混为一谈。
3. 使起一个个小疙瘩，使起块块；在…上形成一个个隆起物
Don't lump the pudding by letting it cool too fast. 不要让布丁冷却过快而起一个个小疙瘩。
One of the ploughed fields was lumped up for melon planting. 在一块犁过的地上垛起一个个土堆准备种瓜。
4. 使重重地坐下 (down)
He lumped his huge bulk down opposite. 他拖着庞大身躯在对面重重坐下。
5. 〈英〉费力地搬动(重物)
❷ vi.
1. 结块；起小疙瘩
Oatmeal sometimes lumps when it cools. 燕麦粥变冷时往往会结块。
The words lumped in my throat. 话语在我喉头哽住了。
2. 蹒跚着行进(along)
The old man lumped along with a heavy heart. 老人怀着沉重的心情蹒跚走去。
3. 做装卸工，做码头工人
[< ME lumpe; 与 D 旧词 lompe mass², Scan lump block, MHG lumpe rag¹ 有关] phr. all of a lump 1. 一齐，全部地 They fell down all of a lump. 他们跌倒作一堆。2. 全部肿起 a lump in the (或 one's) throat (因激动、怜悯、哀伤而形成的)哽咽，喉咙哽住 I squeezed his emaciated and bony hand with a lump in my throat. 我握住他骨瘦如柴的手，伤心得哽咽欲泣。in a (或 one) lump 一次全部地 He paid for his car in one lump. 他一次全部付清了汽车的货款。in (或 by) the lump 总共；整批地；大体上，总的说来 sell goods in the lump 趸批出售货物 In the lump, it's a successful speech. 总的说来，这是一次成功的讲演。 |