lumps
A lump of something is a solid piece of it.
The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
制陶工人把黏土捏塑成漂亮的形状。
a lump of wood.
一块木头。
A lump on or in someone's body is a small, hard swelling that has been caused by an injury or an illness.
I've got a lump on my shoulder.
我的肩膀上有个肿块。
A lump of sugar is a small cube of it.
a nugget of rough gold about the size of a lump of sugar.
约一块方糖大小的天然金块。
lumps , lumping , lumped
lump together
If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
Policemen and prostitutes, bankers and butchers are all lumped together in the service sector.
警察和妓女、银行家和屠夫都被扯到一起,归入服务业。
a lump in your throat
If you say that you have a lump in your throat, you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude.
I stood there with a lump in my throat and tried to fight back tears.
我站在那儿,喉咙哽咽,拼命忍住眼泪。