| 单词 | lump |
| 释义 | lump (lʌmp ) Word forms: lumps , lumping , lumped 1. countable noun A lump of something is a solid piece of it. The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape. [+ of] ...a lump of wood. [+ of] They used to buy ten kilos of meat in one lump. Synonyms: piece, group, ball, spot 2. countable noun A lump on or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness. I've got a lump on my shoulder. [+ on] Howard had to have cancer surgery for a lump in his chest. [+ in] Synonyms: swelling, growth, bump, tumour 3. countable noun A lump of sugar is a small cube of it. ...a nugget of rough gold about the size of a lump of sugar. 'No sugar,' I said, and Jim asked for two lumps. 4. See also sugar lump 5. See also lump sum 6. have to lump it phrase [have inflects] If you say that someone will have to lump it, you mean that they must accept a situation or decision whether they like it or not. [informal] The crew will be sleeping in the hull and will have to lump it. William was going to kick up a fuss, but he realized he'd have to lump it. 7. a lump in your throat 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. I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears. It was a great reception and it brought a lump to my throat. Phrasal verbs: lump together phrasal verb [usually passive] If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately. Police officers, bankers and butchers are all lumped together in the service sector. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] They are lumped together with the troublemakers and basically written off. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE + with] Idioms: like it or lump it [informal] to have to accept a situation even though you do not like it, because you cannot do anything to change it If you're a shareholder in the club then you have some sort of say in the way things are run. But as a paying customer you like it or lump it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a lump in your throat a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow, nostalgia, or gratitude Meg felt a lump in her throat. She was going to miss Dot, even though the two of them had never been particularly close. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: cash lump sum If you take a cash lump sum, this will be counted as capital. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Others receive just a few pounds a month and would be much better off receiving a cash lump sum instead. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is usually sweetened with a cash lump sum on top from the employer to tempt people. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Translations: Chinese: 块 Japanese: 塊 |
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