a small group of things or people very close together, especially trees or plants; a bunch of something such as grass or hair （尤指树或植物的）丛，簇，束，串；（人的）群，组；（草的）堆；（毛发的）缕 a clump of trees/bushes 树丛；灌木丛
Extra Examplesgreat clumps of rhododendrons 大片的杜鹃花丛 situated in a clump of trees 位于树丛中 He tore out a clump of her hair. 他扯下了她的一缕头发。 I tripped over a clump of grass in the darkness. 我在黑暗中被一丛草绊倒了。 There was a clump of bushes at the edge of the lawn. 草坪边缘有一丛灌木。 They planted trees in clumps around the park. 他们在公园周边种了一丛丛的树。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- large
- …
- form
- in a/the clump
- clump of
the sound made by somebody putting their feet down very heavily 沉重的脚步声 I heard the heavy clump of feet on the stairs. 我听到楼梯上沉重的脚步声。
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a heap or lump): partly imitative, reinforced by Middle Low German klumpe and Middle Dutch klompe; related to club ‘to hit someone with a stick or heavy object’.