clumps

英 [klʌmps]

美 [klʌmps]

n.  (尤指树或植物的)丛，簇，束，串; (人的)群，组; (草的)堆; (毛发的)缕; 沉重的脚步声
v.  以沉重的脚步行走; 聚集; 被聚集成群
clump的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (树木等的)丛，簇，群
  Aclump ofthings such as trees or plants is a small group of them growing together.
  1. ...a clump of trees bordering a side road.
     旁路边的树丛
  2. ...a sweetly scented perennial that grows in clumps.
     一簇簇芳香宜人的多年生植物
• N-COUNT (电线、头发等的)团，堆
  Aclumpof things such as wires or hair is a group of them collected together in one place.
  1. I was combing my hair and it was just falling out in clumps.
     我梳头的时候，头发一团一团地往下掉。
• VERB 拖着沉重的步子走
  If someoneclumpssomewhere, they walk there with heavy, clumsy steps.
  1. They went clumping up the stairs...
     他们拖着沉重的脚步走上楼。
  2. Men in big construction boots were clumping in and out with plans in their hands.
     一群男人穿着大建筑靴，手中拿着图纸，噔噔噔地走进走出。
• VERB 聚集成群;凝集成块
  If thingsclump together, they gather together and form small groups or lumps.
  1. Brown rice takes longer to cook but it doesn't clump together as easily as white rice.
     糙米不容易熟，但不会像精米那样容易粘在一起。

双语例句

• Adenomas or polyps are benign growths that form singly or in clumps and may become malignant over time.
  腺瘤或息肉均为良性，并可成单个或成簇状，随时间发展有可能转为恶性。
• During the three-year period of follow-up, seeding of pigmented clumps into the vitreous gel was observed.
  在三年的追踪期间中，发现有色素颗粒散播到玻璃体中。
• The place was surrounded by clumps of trees, with a clear stream running alongside.
  这地方周围都是树丛，一股清澈的溪流从旁边流过。
• I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the clumps.
  我看到母亲在一簇花丛旁漫不经心地弯下身来。
• During collapse, the dark cloud "fragments" into a series of dense clumps.
  在坍缩过程中，暗云碎裂为一批稠密的团块。
• Plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems ( and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous.
  有绿色或带红色酸性长叶柄的植物，叶柄成基生丛；茎（只有茎）烹饪后可食；叶有毒。
• Giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
  前面是一片平地，唯一的障碍只有一簇簇灌木丛。
• The dementia in the new research is a type of frontotemporal dementia, marked by toxic clumps of proteins in the brain's frontal and temporal lobes, which control judgment and behavior.
  新研究中的痴呆是一种额颞部位的痴呆，在大脑中掌控判断和行为的额叶、颞叶里发现蛋白的毒性蓄积。
• He worked steadily, and fast, pausing only to toss away clumps of grass roots
  他平稳快速地工作着，只在扔掉草根块儿时停顿一下。
• Scientist now believe that the strange objects embedded in Saturn's ring are actually large clumps of ice particles.
  ⑦科学家已经确认围绕土星的光环其实是由许多温度极低的分子组成的。