单词	clump
释义	clump1 nounclump2 verb clumpclump1 /klʌmp/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINclump1 Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from Low German klump Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An unwanted clump can be pulled up, and its roots and leaves dried for later use. Bright green lizards were scuttling over a clump of tree-roots twice as tall as Alan, and he was wide awake. By one of the legs is a clump of dust shaped like a sea lion with its head and neck raised. Crunching up the gravel drive past a clump of rhododendrons, she heard a scuffle in the undergrowth. Grasses gradually increase and after 10 years the appearance is mainly one of grassland with scattered clumps of tall herbs. It was like the first part we had was in a clump and was brown. Three lone boys finally started up his walk in a sullen clump, and the rest followed in a bigger clump. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a clod/clump of earth (=a lump of earth)· The horse’s hooves kicked up great clods of earth. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► dense · One, the copper flower, grows in dense violet clumps on the most polluted soils of all.· Nuclear plants are sprinkled liberally across the capital, with a particularly dense clump in the northern suburbs. ► large · Lift and divide large clumps of pond plants and marginals.· You should not see large clumps of flour in the batter.· Where the lawn had been grew a large clump you could hardly call it a copse - of coconut palms.· As we ate our meal using our fingers and large clumps of ugali, the conversation turned quite serious. ► small · I add a small clump of Java Moss and a few grains of Aquazorb, which helps to keep the water sweet.· Wild plants growing well where never before seen, and growing very well where only found in small clumps. 1[countable] a group of trees, bushes, or other plants growing very close togetherclump of a thick clump of grassin a clump The roses were planted in clumps across the park.2[countable + of] a small mass of something such as earth or mud3[uncountable] the sound of someone walking with heavy steps:  I heard the clump of Ralph’s boots going up the stairs. clump1 nounclump2 verb clumpclump2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE clump Simple Form Present I, you, we, they clump he, she, it clumps Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they clumped Present perfect I, you, we, they have clumped he, she, it has clumped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had clumped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will clump Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have clumped Continuous Form Present I am clumping he, she, it is clumping you, we, they are clumping Past I, he, she, it was clumping you, we, they were clumping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been clumping he, she, it has been clumping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been clumping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be clumping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been clumping Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Humidity causes sugar to clump. The three of us clumped up the steps in our heavy ski boots. The walls are so thin we can hear the man next door clumping about all day. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And those watching Forcibles swung their empty stares around the nearly deserted bar, then wheeled their tight formation and clumped out. Galaxies, too, tend to clump together in clusters, which in turn may be parts of superclusters. This leads to a slightly bizarre and unconvincing fusion of musical forces which all end up clumped awkwardly together. When you add vinegar to milk, the small solid pieces clump together and form larger solid pieces. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto walk with heavy, noisy steps► stomp to walk with heavy steps, making a lot of noise to show that you are angry: stomp out/away/off etc: · My sister stomped out of the house, slamming the door behind her.· Kevin looked furious as he stomped into his office. "What the hell is going on here?" he yelled. ► clump to walk with slow, heavy, noisy steps, for example because you are wearing heavy shoes: clump up/about/across etc: · The three of us clumped up the steps in our heavy ski boots.· The walls are so thin we can hear the man next door clumping about all day. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a clod/clump of earth (=a lump of earth)· The horse’s hooves kicked up great clods of earth. 1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk with slow noisy stepsclump up/down/along etc The kids clumped up the stairs in their boots.2[intransitive, transitive] (also clump together) if separate objects clump together, or are clumped together, they form a group or solid mass:  Hair and soap had clumped together in the drain.
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