名詞 lump:

1. a large piece of something without definite shape
   同義詞：hunk
2. a compact mass
   同義詞：ball, clod, glob, clump, chunk
3. abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
   同義詞：swelling, puffiness
4. an awkward stupid person
   同義詞：lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, gawk

動詞 lump:

1. put together indiscriminately
   同義詞：chunk
2. group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
   同義詞：collocate, chunk

1. A pension is often commutable into a lump sum.
   養(yǎng)老金?？筛臑橐淮涡钥偢犊睢?/div>
2. Can we lump all these items together as incidental expenses'?
   我們可否把這些項目都歸在｀雜費＇項內(nèi)?
3. Stir the sauce to prevent it lumping.
   把沙司攪拌一下以免結(jié)塊。
4. The boys agreed to lump the expenses of their camping holiday.
   孩子們同意把露營費合在一起而不分彼此。
5. The oatmeal lumps if you don't stir it well.
   如果你不好好攪拌，麥片粥會結(jié)塊。

lump

n.（名詞）
An irregularly shaped mass or piece.
塊團：形狀不規(guī)則的團或塊
A small cube of sugar.
小方糖
Pathology A swelling or small palpable mass.
【病理學(xué)】 腫脹：腫塊或小的可摸到的塊
A collection or totality; an aggregate.
聚合，堆：匯合或整體；聚合
A person regarded as ungainly or dull witted.
愚笨的人：被認為是笨拙的或弱智的人
lumps Informal
lumps 【非正式用語】
Severe punishment or treatment, as a beating or an unsparing criticism:
懲罰：嚴厲的懲處或處罰，比如挨揍或不留情面的批評：
例句：
take one`s lumps.
得到懲罰

One`s just deserts; comeuppance:
應(yīng)得的懲罰：某人罪有應(yīng)得的懲罰；應(yīng)得的懲罰：
例句：
get one`s lumps.
自食其果

adj.（形容詞）
Formed into lumps:
塊狀的：
例句：
lump sugar.
塊糖

Not broken or divided into parts:
整體的：沒有被分開或分離成各部分的：
例句：
a lump payment.
全部支付

v.（動詞）
lumped,lump.ing,lumps
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To put together in a single group without discrimination.
聚成團：不加區(qū)別地聚集在一個群體里
To move with heavy clumsiness.
笨拙地移動
To make into lumps.
結(jié)塊
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become lumpy.
使成塊狀
To move heavily.
沉重地移動

<習(xí)慣用語>lump in (one`s) throat
A feeling of constriction in the throat caused by emotion.
哽咽：感情激動造成的喉嚨哽住
來源：
Middle English lumpe
中古英語 lumpe
[of Low German origin] ; akin to obsolete Dutch lompe
[源于低地德語] ；類似于 已廢荷蘭語 lompe

lump
lump 2

v.tr.（及物動詞）
lumped,lump.ing,lumps 【非正式用語】
To tolerate (what must be endured):
忍受或習(xí)慣于：忍受（必須被容忍的）：
例句：
like it or lump it.
不喜歡也得忍受它

來源：
Perhaps from dialectal lump [to look sullen]
可能源自 方言 lump [看上去不高興]