1. (樹(shù)木等的)叢,簇,群 A clump of things such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
e.g. ...a clump of trees bordering a side road. 旁路邊的樹(shù)叢 e.g. ...a sweetly scented perennial that grows in clumps. 一簇簇芳香宜人的多年生植物
2. (電線(xiàn)、頭發(fā)等的)團,堆 A clump of things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place.
e.g. I was combing my hair and it was just falling out in clumps. 我梳頭的時(shí)候,頭發(fā)一團一團地往下掉。
3. 拖著(zhù)沉重的步子走 If someone clumps somewhere, they walk there with heavy, clumsy steps.
e.g. They went clumping up the stairs... 他們拖著(zhù)沉重的腳步走上樓。 e.g. Men in big construction boots were clumping in and out with plans in their hands. 一群男人穿著(zhù)大建筑靴,手中拿著(zhù)圖紙,噔噔噔地走進(jìn)走出。
4. 聚集成群;凝集成塊 If things clump together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps.
e.g. Brown rice takes longer to cook but it doesn't clump together as easily as white rice. 糙米不容易熟,但不會(huì )像精米那樣容易粘在一起。
clump英英釋義
noun
1. a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
Synonym: thumpthumpingclunkthud
2. a grouping of a number of similar things
e.g. a bunch of trees a cluster of admirers
Synonym: bunchclusterclustering
3. a compact mass
e.g. a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
Synonym: ballclodgloblumpchunk
verb
1. gather or cause to gather into a cluster
e.g. She bunched her fingers into a fist
Synonym: bunchbunch upbundlecluster
2. walk clumsily
Synonym: clomp
3. come together as in a cluster or flock
e.g. The poets constellate in this town every summer
Synonym: clusterconstellateflock
4. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground