lump 1 S2 / lʌmp / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a small piece of something solid, without a particular shape :

Strain the custard to remove lumps.

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Melt a lump of butter in your frying-pan.

2 a small hard swollen area that sticks out from someone’s skin or grows in their body, usually because of an illness :

You should never ignore a breast lump.

3 a small square block of sugar :

One lump or two?

4 a lump in/to sb’s throat a feeling that you want to cry :

There was a lump in her throat as she gazed at the child.

5 take your lumps American English informal to accept the bad things that happen and not let them affect you :

According to experts, the company took its lumps but is on the road to profitability.

6 British English spoken someone who is stupid or clumsy :

He’s a big fat lump.

THESAURUS

piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part : Could I have another piece of cake? | a piece of broken glass | Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.

bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces : The notes were written on bits of paper. | He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.

lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape : two lumps of sugar | a lump of coal | a lump of clay

scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed : I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper. | The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.

strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc : a strip of cloth | The leather had been cut into strips.

sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal : a blank sheet of paper | a sheet of aluminium

slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece : a slice of pizza | Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.

chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal : The fruit was cut into large chunks. | a chunk of bread

hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc : a big hunk of cheese | hunks of concrete

block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides : concrete blocks | a block of cheese | a block of ice

slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc : The floor had been made from stone slabs. | a slab of beef

cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food : a cube of sugar | ice cubes

wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal : a wedge of cheese

bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides : a chocolate bar | a bar of soap | gold bars worth more than £26 million

rasher British English a slice of bacon : I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.