lump /lʌmp/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A lump of something is a solid piece of it. 块

  例：

  The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.

  制陶工人把一块黏土塑形，压成漂亮的形状。

  例：

  ...a lump of wood.

  …一块木头。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A lump on or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness. 肿块

  例：

  I've got a lump on my shoulder.

  我的肩膀上有个肿块。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A lump of sugar is a small cube of it. 一小方块 (糖)

  例：

  ...a nugget of rough gold about the size of a lump of sugar.

  …未加工的天然金块，约一块方糖大小。

• 4. 

  → see also lump sum

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you say that you have a lump in your throat, you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude. 喉咙哽咽

  例：

  I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears.

  我站在那儿，喉咙哽咽，拼命忍住眼泪。

• 6. 

  V to collect into a mass or group (积成)块; 团

• 7. 

  V to tolerate or put up with; endure (in the phrase lump it) 容忍; 忍耐 [非正式]