单词 | lump |
释义 | lump¹ 1.(piece)(尤指不规则的)块 a lump of butter一块黄油 a lump of sugar一块方糖 a lump of cheese一块干酪 a lump of rock一块岩石 The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.制陶工人将黏土捏塑出优美的形状。 2.(in sauce)(尤指不应出现的)块状物 The custard had lumps in it.蛋奶调味汁里有一块块的东西。 3.(swelling, bump)(皮肤上的)包, 肿块 He's got a lump on his forehead.他额头上起了个包。 I've got a lump on my shoulder.我肩上肿了一块。 Rashes, boils and lumps caused by insect bites or parasites can be more than a passing problem.由昆虫叮咬或寄生虫导致的皮疹、疖子及肿块可能并不是能扛过去的小病。 4.(tumour, growth)肿块;肿瘤 Women should examine their breasts for lumps.女性应该进行乳房肿块检查。 Howard had to have cancer surgery for a lump in his chest.霍华德不得不接受肿瘤手术以切除胸部的肿块。 5.(collection of things)大量;一大堆 They used to buy ten kilos of beef in one lump.他们过去买牛肉常常都是十公斤一块地买。 6.<非正式>(awkward or stupid person)笨手笨脚的人;大块头;傻瓜 He may be one of the main characters but I think he is a tedious great lump.他或许是主角之一, 不过在我看来他是个烦人的傻大个儿。 the lump<英>(统称, 尤指建筑行业逃避纳税和国民保险的)临时工, 个体劳动者 7.lump in your throat(因情绪激动的)喉咙哽塞, 哽咽 I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears.我站在那里, 喉咙哽塞, 拼命想忍住眼泪。 8.to take your lumpsorto get your lumps受惩罚;被击败 When you run big public companies that occasionally disappoint investors, you've got to take your lumps.经营大型上市公司偶尔会令投资者失望, 这时你就要为此付出代价。 lump²1.+ things, people把…归为一类;把…混在一起 lump sth under sth将…归在…之下 He lumped all of society's errors under a single abstract heading.他把所有的社会问题都归结在一个抽象的标题之下。 to lump sb/sth in with把…归入… People tend to lump the Stasi in with the Soviet Union.人们常常认为东德的国家安全部和苏联是一伙的。 lump sth into sth把…归入… Everything over thirty years old is lumped into one big category: ancient history.所有三十年以前的事物都被归入一大类:古代史。 2.(carried with difficulty)费力地搬动 I was dragged and lumped onto a sofa.我被费力地拖着抬到了沙发上。 3.to lump it<非正式>无奈接受;将就;只得忍气吞声 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.威廉本想大闹一番, 却意识到自己只能忍下这口气。 Phrasal Verblump together |
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