lump
英 /lʌmp/ 美 /lʌmp/
- n. 块；团A solid piece without a regular shape.
- n. 肿块A swelling under the skin or in body tissue.
- v. 把……归为一类To treat different things as one group, ignoring their differences.
She dropped a lump of clay onto the table.
她把一团黏土放到了桌子上。
Policymakers should not lump all unemployed people together, as their circumstances and support needs vary considerably.
政策制定者不应把所有失业者一概而论，因为他们的处境和援助需求差异很大。
搭配
a lump of clay 一团黏土a lump sum 一次性支付的款项lump together 不加区别地归为一类a lump in your throat 哽咽感
辨析提示
lump together常暗示忽略差异，笼统归类。
词族
lumpy (adj.)、lumpiness (n.)
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