Word · Frequency #14914
hump
驼峰；（动物的）隆肉
核心释义
A rounded fleshy mass on the back of an animal such as a camel
- 1.
土堆。
A mound of earth.
- 2.
减速带。
A speed bump or speed hump.
- 3.
由上脊柱异常弯曲引起的人体畸形。
A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
- 4.
如骆驼或瘤牛背上的圆形肉块。
A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
- 5.
在气垫船前形成的波浪,低速时阻碍前进。
A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.
减速带；减速丘；土丘；小丘；驼背；气垫船首波；土堆。
用法In use
The camel's hump stores fat that can be used as energy when food is scarce.
用法提示：名词，指骆驼背上的圆形隆起物。
He has a noticeable hump on his upper back due to poor posture.
用法提示：名词，指人背部的异常隆起。
The road has a hump that forces drivers to slow down.
用法提示：名词，指路面上的圆形凸起。
a hump on sth
用介词 on 说明隆肉长在身体或物体的哪个部位。
There is a fatty hump on the camel's back.
骆驼背上有一个富含脂肪的驼峰。
the humps of sth
The two humps of a Bactrian camel store fat.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- speed hump
- 减速带；减速丘
- A speed hump forces drivers to slow down.减速带迫使司机减速。
- camel's hump
- 驼峰
- The camel's hump stores fat, not water.骆驼的驼峰储存的是脂肪，不是水。
- hump of earth
- 土丘；土堆
- They discovered a small hump of earth in the field.他们在田野里发现了一个小土丘。
- hump in the road
- 路面隆起；鼓包
- Watch out for that hump in the road.当心路面那个鼓包。
- hump bridge
- 拱桥；驼背桥
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：hump 的 h 像骆驼背上凸起的驼峰，发音像“哈姆普”，嘴形先鼓起再合拢，就像一个圆鼓鼓的小丘。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：animal anatomy、road traffic、geography、medical、marine transport hump 作名词有多个义项，通常在日常口语中指骆驼的驼峰，也常见于英国英语中的减速带（speed hump）；医学或技术语境中表示脊柱畸形或气垫船前的浪峰则较正式。日常使用多选动物或道路相关义项。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常指骆驼的驼峰或类似的隆起物，可数名词，复数形式为humps。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 hump 押韵，结尾均为 /ʌmp/，拼写中的 -ump 也相同。注意 hump 中的 u 读 /ʌ/，不要读成 /juː/。小心 hunch /hʌntʃ/ 和 huge /hjuːdʒ/ 等形近词，它们发音不同。
用法优先级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。
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