Clump是英語中兼具名詞與動詞詞性的多義辭彙,發音為英式[klʌmp]/美式[klʌmp],源自古英語且與中古低地德語存在詞源關聯。名詞含義包含植物叢簇(如草叢)、固態物質塊(如土塊)以及沉重腳步聲;動詞則涵蓋自然凝結(如細菌聚集)、以笨重步伐行走(如靴子踩踏聲)及人為聚集成塊(如食材結團)等動作。
該詞在專業領域具有廣泛套用:生物學描述微生物凝塊,工程學指燃料塊結構,醫學涉及腫塊厚度檢測,天文學則用於星雲物質聚集現象。其動詞形態兼具及物與不及物用法,如腳手架搭建(clump scaffolds)與粒子成簇過程均體現語義的具象化特徵。
詞源學考證顯示clump源於中古英語clompe,與荷蘭語klomp(木鞋)存在親緣關係,原始語義聚焦於"密集塊狀物"的物理屬性。現代英語在保留核心概念的基礎上,通過吸收日耳曼語系元素拓展出多學科術語,形成涵蓋自然現象與人類活動的複合釋義體系。
基本介紹
- 外文名:clump
- 詞性:名詞、及物動詞、不及物動詞
單詞發音
短語搭配
雙語例句
- 1This clump of paper birch trunks was backlit by a blaze of reds and yellows.這一叢紙樺樹樹幹的背光是一片紅黃相間的火焰。
- 2Tom proudly marched into a thick clump of sumach bushes and said, "Here you are!"湯姆得意地大步走進一叢茂密的綠樹中說:“給你!”
- 3Galaxies tend to clump together in clusters.星系往往聚集形成星團。《牛津詞典》
- 4Dickon and Mary had come upon a whole clump of crocuses burst into purple and orange and gold.狄肯和瑪麗發現一簇番紅花突然冒出了紫色、橙色和金色的花朵。
- 5They come upon a clump or something, and they sort a circle of it to see whether it's more digestible.他們碰到一個團塊或其他東西,然後將其圍起來,觀察它是否更容易消化。
- 6They found that salamander regeneration begins when a clump of cells called blastema forms at the tip of a lost limb.他們發現,蠑螈再生是從一團被稱為芽基的細胞在斷肢頂端形成的時候開始的。
- 7The twelve of us slept together in a tangled clump.我們十二個擠成一團睡覺。
- 8Soon all we could see was sand with the odd little clump of grass.很快我們能看到的只有少許草叢的沙漠。
- 9Lulin, like all comets, isa clump of frozen gases mixed with dust.鹿林彗星和其他彗星一樣,是一堆冰氣體和塵埃組成。
- 10But it is odd that countries should clump together into two broad clusters.然而這些國家扎堆形成兩個明顯的集群就奇怪了。
- 11I could see it all: a clump of leaves in the gutter beneath my see-through foot;我能看到一切:我看到在我透明的腳下,雨水槽里有一團樹葉;
- 12Monte Cristo, on the contrary, took the right hand; arrived near a clump of trees, he stopped.基督山則恰巧相反,向右斜著走,到了一叢樹木旁邊,他停下來不走了。
- 13They come upon a clump or something, and they sort of circle it to see whether it's more digesting.他們碰到一個土塊或是什麼東西,就會,把它圍起來看看這東西是不是更容易消化。
- 14If they come to a clump, I know nothing about biology, so if I misrepresent something, let me know.如果他們碰到一個土塊,我不懂生物,如果我說錯了就告訴我啊。
- 15There are problems. One is that viruses tend to clump together, which hampers their performance.這帶來了一些問題,其一就是病毒傾向於簇集在一起而降低效能。
- 16For example, on Diaspora you clump people into "Aspects" like Friends, Family, and Acquaintances.比方說,在“散居”上你可以將聯繫人“分門別類”,例如朋友、家人和熟人。
- 17She skated pretty well until she tripped over a clump of frozen cattails and sprawled on her belly.她滑得相當不錯,但後來一叢被凍住了的香蒲把她給絆倒了,摔了個狗啃屎。
- 18After some miles they came in view of the clump of trees beyond which the village of Marlott stood.走了幾英里以後,他們看見了一小片樹林,過了樹林就是馬洛特村了。
- 19The more you clump and tangle things together, the harder it is to spot and protect against problems.組織在一起的東西越多,發現和防止問題就越困難。
- 20As the particles clump together, though, gold's red turns to blue and silver's yellow turns to violet.但是,當粒子聚集在一起時,金粒子就由紅色變為藍色,銀粒子由黃色變為紫羅蘭。
- 21To clump them all into one category is to miss out on a huge treasure trove of learning opportunities.把他們統統都籠統的歸位一類,相當於讓孩子錯過一個學習機會的珍貴寶藏。
- 22So she took a clump of hair from my stunt double's wig and was going to pretend she had pulled it from my head.所以她從我的特技替身那裡拿了一撮頭髮拽在手中,然而裝著好像是從我頭上抓下來似的。
- 23Look, Katharine ! Look at those flowers. That clump down near the bottom. Do you see they're two different colours ?凱瑟琳,看啊,看那些花。就是最下面的那一束。有沒有發現它們的顏色不相同?
- 24She hoped that her makeup was properly mixed in, that no clump of powder had gathered dustily upon her chin or cheek.這時她希望自己的妝容都恰當地調和在一起,沒有一丁點兒的脂粉渣子掉在她的兩腮或者顴骨上。
- 25They found that salamander regeneration begins when a clump of cells called a blastema forms at the tip of a lost limb.他們發現,蠑螈再生是從一團被稱為芽基的細胞在斷肢頂端形成的時候開始的。
- 26He slogs through a muddy beach in the eastern Bay Area and scoops up a clump of seaweed that's home to clams and snails.他跋涉過東部海灣區域的一片泥濘的沙灘,舀出了一團海藻,在這團海藻中棲息這很多貝類。
- 27Should you try to cultivate a clump of nettles, and they don't do well, your soil is likely to be at the heart of the problem.假若你種了一叢蕁麻而它們又生長的不怎么樣,可以得知你的土壤質量就是中心問題。
- 28“That one”, he says, waving at a clump of corrugated-iron sheds and belching chimneys, “is owned by a man from Shanghai.”“那座” ,他邊說邊示意那座波紋鐵棚並且煙囪還在冒煙的工廠,“這屬於上海老闆”。

