
好词典

源自中古英语 'lumpen'(形成块状),与低地德语 'lump'(团块)同源。
❶ 将不同的事物不加区分地归为一类或放在一起处理,通常带有随意或笼统的含义。
“The teacher lumped all the late assignments together.”
(老师把所有迟交的作业堆在一起处理。)
“Don't lump all teenagers into the same category.”
(不要把所有青少年都归为同一类人。)
❶ 形容被集中放置或处理的,通常指物理上的聚集状态。
“The lumped clay was ready for molding.”
(成团的黏土已经准备好塑形了。)
“Lumped sugar dissolves slower than granulated sugar.”
(结块的糖比颗粒糖溶解得更慢。)
lumped together — 指将不同的人或事物不加区分地合并处理,常含负面意味。
“All the complaints were lumped together in one file.”
(所有投诉都被合并到一个文件夹里处理。)
lumped sum — 一次性支付的总额,通常指财务上的整笔款项。
“He received the money as a lumped sum payment.”
(他收到了一笔一次性支付的款项。)