clump

Word family

clump1 /klʌmp/ noun

1 [countableC]GROUP OF THINGS a group of trees, bushes, or other plants growing very close together 〔树、灌木或其他植物的〕丛，簇，群

clump of

a thick clump of grass

茂密的草丛

in a clump

The roses were planted in clumps across the park.

公园里到处种着一簇簇的玫瑰。

2. [countableC + of] a small mass of something such as earth or mud 土块

3 [uncountableU]WALK the sound of someone walking with heavy steps 沉重的脚步声

I heard the clump of Ralph’s boots going up the stairs.

我听到拉尔夫上楼，他的靴子踩得噔噔响。

Examples from the Corpus

clump• It was like the first part we had was in a clump and was brown.• By one of the legs is a clump of dust shaped like a sea lion with its head and neck raised.• Bright green lizards were scuttling over a clump of tree-roots twice as tall as Alan, and he was wide awake.• Crunching up the gravel drive past a clump of rhododendrons, she heard a scuffle in the undergrowth.• Grasses gradually increase and after 10 years the appearance is mainly one of grassland with scattered clumps of tall herbs.• Three lone boys finally started up his walk in a sullen clump, and the rest followed in a bigger clump.• An unwanted clump can be pulled up, and its roots and leaves dried for later use.

clump of• a clump of daffodils

clump2 verb

1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]WALK to walk with slow noisy steps 以沉重的步子行走

clump up/down/along etc

The kids clumped up the stairs in their boots.

孩子们穿着靴子咚咚咚地走上楼梯。

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also clump together) if separate objects clump together, or are clumped together, they form a group or solid mass （使）结成块，（使）聚成簇

Hair and soap had clumped together in the drain.

头发和肥皂在排水管里结成了团。

Examples from the Corpus

clump• Humidity causes sugar to clump.• The walls are so thin we can hear the man next door clumping about all day.• This leads to a slightly bizarre and unconvincing fusion of musical forces which all end up clumped awkwardly together.• And those watching Forcibles swung their empty stares around the nearly deserted bar, then wheeled their tight formation and clumped out.• When you add vinegar to milk, the small solid pieces clump together and form larger solid pieces.• Galaxies, too, tend to clump together in clusters, which in turn may be parts of superclusters.• The three of us clumped up the steps in our heavy ski boots.

clump up/down/along etc• He curses again over the microphone and clumps along the pavement towards us.• Their feet clumped down the stairs.

Origin clump1

(1200-1300) Probably from Low German klump

clump1 nounclump2 verb

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