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clump

UK /klʌmp/US /klʌmp/

词源

源自中古英语 'clompe'(块状物),与古挪威语 'klumba'(木块)同源,拟声词模仿沉重物体落地的声音。

noun

❶ 指紧密聚集在一起的一团或一簇东西,通常形容植物、毛发或物体自然形成的团块状。

“There was a clump of trees at the edge of the field.”

(田地边缘有一丛树木。)

“She brushed the clumps of dirt off her shoes.”

(她刷掉了鞋子上结成块的泥土。)

同义词:cluster, bunch, mass, lump, group

verb

❶ 指笨重地行走,或使物体聚集成团块状的动作。

“The hiker clumped through the muddy trail in heavy boots.”

(徒步者穿着厚重的靴子笨拙地走过泥泞小路。)

“The flour clumped together because of the humidity.”

(面粉因潮湿结成了块状。)

同义词:lumber, stomp, aggregate, coalesce, conglomerate

常见短语

clump together — 指多个物体自然地或人为地聚集形成团块,常用于描述颗粒状物质的粘连现象。

“The wet cereal began to clump together in the bowl.”

(潮湿的麦片在碗里开始结块。)