clump

noun

/klʌmp/

a small group of things or people very close together, especially trees or plants; a bunch of something such as grass or hair（尤指树或植物的）丛，簇，束，串；（人的）群，组；（草的）堆；（毛发的）缕
- a clump of trees/bushes树丛；灌木丛
- great clumps of rhododendrons大片的杜鹃花丛
- situated in a clump of trees位于树丛中
- He tore out a clump of her hair.他扯下了她的一缕头发。
- I tripped over a clump of grass in the darkness.我在黑暗中被一丛草绊倒了。
- There was a clump of bushes at the edge of the lawn.草坪边缘有一丛灌木。
- They planted trees in clumps around the park.他们在公园周边种了一丛丛的树。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- great
- large
- …
verb + clump
- form
preposition
- in a/the clump
- clump of
the sound made by somebody putting their feet down very heavily沉重的脚步声
- I heard the heavy clump of feet on the stairs.我听到楼梯上沉重的脚步声。

词源Middle English (denoting a heap or lump): partly imitative, reinforced by Middle Low German klumpe and Middle Dutch klompe; related to club ‘to hit someone with a stick or heavy object’.

clump

verb

/klʌmp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they clump	/klʌmp/ /klʌmp/
he / she / it clumps	/klʌmps/ /klʌmps/
past simple clumped	/klʌmpt/ /klʌmpt/
past participle clumped	/klʌmpt/ /klʌmpt/
-ing form clumping	/ˈklʌmpɪŋ/ /ˈklʌmpɪŋ/

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (especially British English) to put your feet down noisily and heavily as you walk以沉重的脚步行走
- The children clumped down the stairs.孩子们脚步嗵嗵地走下了楼梯。
[intransitive, transitive] clump (together) | clump A and B (together) to come together to form a tight group; to be brought together to form a tight group聚集；被聚集成群
- Galaxies tend to clump together in clusters.星系往往聚集形成星团。

词源Middle English (denoting a heap or lump): partly imitative, reinforced by Middle Low German klumpe and Middle Dutch klompe; related to club ‘to hit someone with a stick or heavy object’.