Word · Frequency #15438
lumpy
有结块的；凹凸不平的
like or containing small sticky lumps
- 1.
Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.
多块状物的；凹凸不平的。
- 2.
like or containing small sticky lumps
像或含有小粘块
- 3.
Of a water surface: covered in many small waves as a result of wind; choppy.
(水面)波浪起伏的；碎浪的。
- 4.
having lumps; not smooth and even in texture
有块状物；质地不光滑均匀
多块状物的；凹凸不平的。；像或含有小粘块；(水面)波浪起伏的；碎浪的。；有块状物；质地不光滑均匀；多瘤的
In use
The mashed potatoes were lumpy because I didn't stir them enough.
This old mattress is lumpy, so I wake up with a sore back.
The sauce turned lumpy after I added the cold milk too quickly.
lumpy gravy
lumpy + noun
lumpy 用作定语，修饰表面不平或含有结块的事物。
The lumpy mattress kept me awake all night.
凹凸不平的床垫让我整夜没睡好。
be/become/get + lumpy
be lumpy 表示状态；become/get lumpy 强调变成有结块的状态。
The gravy became lumpy after I added cold milk.
加了冷牛奶之后，肉汁变得有结块。
get + lumpier
Connections
Collocations
- lumpy mattress
- 凹凸不平的床垫
- This old mattress is so lumpy that I wake up with a sore back.这张旧床垫凹凸不平，我醒来时背都疼。
- lumpy porridge
- 结块的粥
- Stir the porridge constantly to keep it from turning lumpy.不断搅拌粥，以免它结块。
- lumpy gravy
- 结块的肉汁
- The gravy went lumpy because I added the flour too quickly.肉汁结块了，因为我加面粉加得太快。
- lumpy ground
- 坑洼不平的地面
- We had to cross a lumpy field full of molehills.我们不得不穿过一片布满鼹鼠丘的坑洼田地。
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm Lumpy Space Princess!
- 我是疙瘩太空公主！The mashed potatoes were lumpy because they weren't stirred enough.土豆泥因为没搅匀，里面还有疙瘩。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 lump（一块）就联想起粥里一块块小疙瘩；lumpy 就是布满疙瘩、凹凸不平的意思。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking、describing physical surfaces、everyday conversation lumpy 通常用于日常描述，指物体含有小块或表面不平，如酱汁结块或旧床垫凹凸不平；在较正式或医学语境中也会中性使用。多用于口语和非正式书面语，正式场合可考虑用 uneven 或 containing lumps 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 /ˈlʌmpi/ 押韵，均以 /ʌmpi/ 音结尾。注意形近但音不同的词：'lump' (/lʌmp/) 没有末尾的 /i/，'limpy' (/ˈlɪmpi/) 元音不同，均不与 'lumpy' 押韵。
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
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