Word · Frequency #4302
lump
归并；混在一起
To treat or group things together as a single unit, often without care for differences.
- 1.
To treat as a single unit; to group together in a casual or chaotic manner (as if forming an ill-defined lump of the items).
将......视作一个整体；随意或混乱地归并在一起(好像形成一个不明确的块)。
- 2.
To bear (a heavy or awkward burden); to carry (something unwieldy) from one place to another.
承受(沉重或笨重的负担)；把(笨重的东西)从一个地方搬到另一个地方。
- 3.
To burden (someone) with an undesired task or responsibility.
用不想要的任务或责任给(某人)增加负担。
- 4.
To form a lump or lumps.
形成肿块
结块；起疙瘩；扛；提；搬运（笨重物）；把（烦人的事）推给（某人）；使承担；将......视作一个整体；随意或混乱地归并在一起(好像形成一个不明确的块)。；承受(沉重或笨重的负担)；把(笨重的东西)从一个地方搬到另一个地方。
In use
The accountant lumped all the small expenses together.
Don't lump me with those irresponsible people.
The flour lumped when water was added.
Verb forms
base lump · third person lumps · -ing lumping · past lumped · past participle lumped
Connections
Collocations
- lump together
- 把……归并在一起；混为一谈
- Don't lump all teenagers together; each one is different.不要把所有的青少年归为一类；每个人都不一样。
- be lumped with
- 被迫承担（不想要的任务或责任）；被硬塞给
- I was lumped with the boring tasks.我被硬塞给了那些无聊的任务。
- lump it
- 勉强接受；将就忍受
- We don't like the new schedule, but we'll have to lump it.我们不喜欢新的时间表，但也只能将就了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- like it or lump it
- 不管喜不喜欢都得接受You can like it or lump it, but the deadline is Friday.不管你喜欢不喜欢，截止日期就是星期五。
- have a lump in your throat
- （因激动或悲伤而）喉咙哽咽She had a lump in her throat as she watched her daughter graduate.看着女儿毕业，她喉咙哽咽了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 lump 像一块泥团：把零散东西随意捏成一坨，就是 lump（归并、扛起这坨重物）。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、informal writing 本条目选取“把…归并/混为一谈”这一动词义项。lump 多用于日常口语和非正式写作，常与 together/with 连用，语气比较随意，有时略带负面意味；正式场合较少这样用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 lump /lʌmp/ 押韵：重读元音 /ʌ/ 后接 /mp/。注意形似但发音不同的词，如 lung /lʌŋ/ 和 lunch /lʌntʃ/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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