n (1)团，块(small solid mass of no particular shape)[C]：Break up these large～s of dirt. 把这些大块的泥弄碎。break a large piece of coal into small～s 把一大块煤砸成小块儿;a～of clay/bread/sugar/butter 一块黏土/面包/糖/黄油;a few～s of coal/ice 几块煤/冰;He took two～s(of sugar)in his coffee. 他在咖啡里放了两块糖。

(2)包，肿块(swelling，bump or bruise on the body)[C]：She felt a～in her left breast. 她在左胸部摸到一个肿块。have a bad～on the forehead 前额肿起一个大包;There is a～on his head where it hit the door. 他的头撞在门上，起了一个包。

a lump in one's/the throat(因感情激动而使)喉咙哽住：She thanked them with a～in her throat. 她哽咽着向他们道谢。Looking at the scene，a～came into his throat. 看到这情景，他的喉咙哽住了。

in the lump 全(整)体，总的来说：The goods are valued，in the～，at 5000 dollars. 全部的货物共值5000美元。Taken in the～they were friendly people. 总的来说他们是友好的。

v (1)结块(form a lump or lumps)[I]：This oatmeal～s if you don't stir it well. 如果不充分搅动，这种麦片粥就会结块。

(2)合(并，归)在一起，同等对待(put together;treat or think of as alike)[T+n+prep，T+n+adv(together)]：She was annoyed to find that she had been～ed with the children and had to eat in the kitchen. 她发现让她和孩子们一起在厨房吃饭，因此很生气。We～ed all our money together to buy our teacher a present. 我们把我们所有的钱凑在一起给老师买了件礼物。You can't～all these different things together. 你不能把所有这些不同的事混为一谈。