Word · Frequency #8911
clump
/klʌmp/
verb
使成团；结成块
To form clusters or lumps.
- 1.
To form clusters or lumps.
形成簇或块。
- 2.
To gather in dense groups.
密集聚集。
- 3.
To walk with heavy footfalls.
迈着沉重的步子行走。
聚集；成群；拖着沉重的步子走；形成簇或块。；密集聚集。；迈着沉重的步子行走。
In use
He clumped down the stairs in his heavy boots.
The children were clumping around in their rain boots.
The old man clumps across the wooden floor every morning.
Verb forms
base clump · third person clumps · -ing clumping · past clumped · past participle clumped
表示沉重或笨拙地行走
Connections
Collocations
- clump together
- 聚集成团；结成一团
- The wet snow clumped together on my boots.湿雪在我的靴子上结成一团。
- clump around
- 聚集在…周围；围拢
- Fans clumped around the stage door.粉丝们聚集在后台门口。
- clump up
- 结块；变得一团团
- If the flour gets damp, it clumps up.面粉受潮会结块。
- clump along
- 步履沉重地行走
- She clumped along the corridor in her heavy boots.她穿着沉重的靴子在走廊里步履沉重地走着。
- clump into
- 聚集成（群、块）
- The children clumped into little groups around the teacher.孩子们在老师周围聚成几个小组。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'clump'像重物落地声，既指结成块/簇，也指沉重的脚步。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：soil and plant descriptions、crowds or dense groups、heavy walking 该词用作动词时通常为中性；其中“迈着沉重的步子走”这一义项比较常见于日常或文学性的描述，而“形成簇/块”和“密集聚集”则多用于较客观的描写，具体语气需根据搭配和语境判断。
Grammar Note
不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ʌmp/ 结尾，与 clump 押韵：bump, dump, lump, pump, jump, hump。注意：clamp /klæmp/、climb /klaɪm/、clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ 拼写与 clump 近似，但发音并不相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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