/lʌmp ||; lʌmp/noun[C] 1 a piece of sth solid of any size or shape (任何大小或形状的)一块(固体): a lump of coal/cheese/wood 一块煤╱干酪╱木头The sauce was full of lumps. 这酱汁里满是结块。
2 a swelling under the skin 肿块: You'll have a bit of a lump on your head where you banged it. 你头上给撞伤的地方将会有个小肿块。 ☞picture at bump 见bump插图
have/feel a lump in your throat to feel pressure in your throat because you are about to cry 喉咙哽住;哽咽欲泣