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- a compact mass of a substance, especially one without a definite or regular shape（尤指不定形的）团, 块：
there was a lump of ice floating in the milk.
牛奶上漂浮着一块冰。
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- a swelling under the skin, especially one caused by injury or disease肿块, 隆起：
he was unhurt apart from a huge lump on his head.
除了头上有一个大包, 他没受什么伤。
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- a small cube of sugar小块方糖。
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- informal a heavy, ungainly, or slow-witted person〈非正式〉粗壮的人; 举止粗笨的人; 头脑迟钝的人：
I wouldn't stand a chance against a big lump like you.
和你这么个大个子对抗, 我没有丝毫成功的可能。
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the lump
Brit. informal the state of being self-employed and paid without deduction of tax, especially in the building industry〈英, 非正式〉（尤指建筑业中的）（工资不扣税的）个体临时工; 个体劳动者：'Working?''Only on the lump, here and there'
“有工作吗？”“就是到处干点儿临时工。”
as modifier lump labour.临时工。
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- with obj. and adverbial put in an indiscriminate mass or group; treat as alike without regard for particulars混为一谈; （不顾具体情况的差异而）同等看待：
Hong Kong and Bangkok tend to be lumped together in holiday brochures
在度假手册中, 香港和曼谷有被混为一谈的趋势
Nigel didn't like being lumped in with prisoners.
奈杰尔不喜欢把他和囚犯扯在一起。
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- no obj.(in taxonomy) classify plants or animals in relatively inclusive groups, disregarding minor variations（分类学上不管次要变种）把…归并在一起。
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- with obj. and adverbial of direction Brit. carry (a heavy load) somewhere with difficulty〈英〉背负（重物）：
the coalman had to lump one-hundredweight sacks right through the house.
送煤工人不得不背着一英担的袋子穿过房子。
短语
a lump in the throat
- a feeling of tightness or dryness in the throat caused by strong emotion, especially sadness（尤指因悲伤）哽咽：
there was a lump in her throat as she gazed down at her uncle's gaunt features.
当她看到叔父憔悴的样子, 她哽咽了。
take（或get）one's lumps
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. suffer punishment; be attacked or defeated〈非正式, 主北美〉受惩罚; 被攻击（或打败）。
词源
Middle English: perhaps from a Germanic base meaning 'shapeless piece'; compare with Danish lump 'lump', Norwegian and Swedish dialect lump 'block, log', and Dutch lomp 'rag'.
verb
lump it
- informal accept or tolerate a disagreeable situation whether one likes it or not〈非正式〉对…感到不高兴; 勉强忍受：
you can like it or lump it but I've got to work.
不管你愿意也好, 忍受也罢, 我得去上班了。
词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'look sulky'）： symbolic of displeasure; compare with words such as dump and grump. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.