a piece of something hard or solid, usually without a particular shape （通常为无定形的）块 Extra Examplesa heavy lump of clay 一块沉甸甸的粘土 He put a few more lumps of coal on the fire. 他又往火上加了几块煤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- giant
- great
- …
- have
- detect
- discover
- …
- form
- grow
- (informal) (also sugar lump (British English), North American English sugar cube)
a small cube of sugar, used in cups of tea or coffee 方糖 a swelling (= an area that is larger and rounder than normal) under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness 肿块；隆起 He was unhurt apart from a lump on his head. 除了头上起了个包，他没有别的伤。 Check your breasts for lumps every month. 每月要检查一次乳房是否有肿块。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1He's developed a painful lump on his neck. 他脖子上长了个肿块，很疼。 She felt a lump in her breast. 她摸到乳房有一个肿块。 Surgeons operated to remove the lump. 外科医生动手术摘除肿块。 Tests confirmed the lump was cancerous. 化验确诊那个肿块是癌变。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- giant
- great
- …
- have
- detect
- discover
- …
- form
- grow
- (especially British English, informal)
a heavy, lazy or stupid person 笨重的人；懒汉；傻大个 He’s a big fat lump. 他是个傻大个儿。
Word Originnoun Middle English: perhaps from a Germanic base meaning ‘shapeless piece’; compare with Danish lump ‘lump’, Norwegian and Swedish dialect lump ‘block, log’, and Dutch lomp ‘rag’.
Idioms
have, etc. a lump in your throat
to feel pressure in the throat because you are very angry or emotional （因愤怒或情绪激动而）喉咙哽住，哽咽
take your lumps
- (North American English, informal)
to accept bad things that happen to you without complaining 毫无怨言地忍受 We made mistakes but we took our lumps. 我们犯了错误，但我们承担了责任。