| 单词 | lump |
| 释义 | lump 1. n. & v. --n 1. a compact shapeless or unshapely mass. 2. sl. a quantity or heap. 3. a tumour, swelling, or bruise. 4. a heavy, dull, or ungainly person. 5. (prec. by the) Brit. casual workers in the building and other trades. --v 1. tr. (usu. foll. by together, with, in with, under, etc.) mass together or group indiscriminately. 2. tr. carry or throw carelessly (lumping crates round the yard). 3. intr. become lumpy. 4. intr. (usu. foll. by along) proceed heavily or awkwardly. 5. intr. (usu. foll. by down) sit down heavily. Phrases and idioms in the lump taking things as a whole; in a general manner. lump in the throat a feeling of pressure there, caused by emotion. lump sugar sugar shaped into lumps or cubes. lump sum 1. a sum covering a number of items. 2. money paid down at once (opp. INSTALMENT). Derivatives lumper n. (in sense 2 of v.). Etymology: ME, perh. of Scand. orig. 2. v.tr. colloq. endure or suffer (a situation) ungraciously. Phrases and idioms like it or lump it put up with something whether one likes it or not. Etymology: imit.: cf. dump, grump, etc. |
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