clump
noun uk/klʌmp/ us/klʌmp/
(GROUP)
[ C ]（尤指树木或花）丛，簇，群
a group, especially of trees or flowers
a clump of grass/daffodils 草丛／一簇水仙花
(LUMP)
[ C ]硬块，土块
a solid mass of something such as soil
There were big clumps of soil on his boots. 他的靴子上有大块大块的泥巴。
(NOISY STEPS)
[ C usually singular ]沉重缓慢的脚步声
the loud sound of slow, heavy steps
We could hear the clump of his feet on the wooden floor. 我们能听到木地板上他那沉重的脚步声。
clump
verb uk/klʌmp/ us/klʌmp/
(WALK NOISILY)
[ I + adv/prep ]缓慢沉重地行走
to walk noisily with slow, heavy steps
She clumped around the room/up the stairs in her boots. 她穿着靴子，在房间里咚咚地走来走去／咚咚地爬上楼梯。
(FORM GROUP)
[ I or T ]簇拥;（使）成簇;（使）聚集一丛
to form a group, or to put things into a group
As it started to rain, everyone clumped together in doorways. 开始下雨了，大家都聚集在门口。