每日N词|20160208

On his desk, many articles and documents are always piled in great lump.

在他的书桌上，总是堆积着许多文章和文件。

▷lump [lʌmp]

【释义】

a) a piece of a solid substance, usually with no particular shape;a separate large amount 

b) If it's hard to determine its shape and otherwise looks like a big blob of something, it's probably safe to call it a lump.

(通常指无固定形状的)块，团;

(单独的)大量

a lump of coal

一块煤

a sugar lump

糖块

I'll be getting the insurance money in two lumps.

我将获得的保险金有两大部分。