bunch

英 [bʌntʃ]

美 [bʌntʃ]

n.  串; 束; 扎; 大量; 大批; 群体
v.  (使)变紧; (使)成皱褶

复数：bunches　过去分词：bunched　现在分词：bunching　过去式：bunched　第三人称单数：bunches　

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同义词辨析

clumpbunchbundlecluster【导航词义：束，串，群】

短语动词

短语用例

bunch up/together

bunch sb/sth up/together

• （使）集中，聚拢
  to move closer and form into a group; to make people or things do this
  1. I have a whole bunch of stuff to do this morning.
     我今天上午有一大堆活儿。

习惯用语

n.

the best/pick of the bunch
• 出类拔萃的人（或事物）；精英；精品
  the best out of a group of people or things

牛津词典

noun

• 串；束；扎
  a number of things of the same type which are growing or fastened together
  1. a bunch of bananas/grapes, etc.
     一串香蕉、葡萄等
  2. a bunch of keys
     一串钥匙
  3. She picked me a bunch of flowers .
     她给我采了一束鲜花。
• 大量；大批
  a large amount of sth; a large number of things or people
  1. I have a whole bunch of stuff to do this morning.
     我今天上午有一大堆活儿。
• 群体
  a group of people
  1. The people that I work with are a great bunch.
     和我一起工作的那些人很不错。
• （扎在头两侧的）发辫
  long hair that is divided in two and tied at each side of the head
  1. She wore her hair in bunches.
     她梳着两条辫子。

verb

• （使）变紧；（使）成皱褶
  to become tight or to form tight folds; to make sth do this
  1. His muscles bunched under his shirt.
     他衬衫下面的肌肉紧绷绷的。
  2. Her skirt had bunched up round her waist.
     她的裙子在腰际成皱褶收拢。
  3. His forehead was bunched in a frown.
     他皱紧眉头。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一伙，一群（人）
  Abunch ofpeople is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together.
  1. My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies...
     我的邻居们是一群爱管闲事的人。
  2. We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really...
     我们事实上是一些相当没有经验的人。
  3. The players were a great bunch.
     球员人数众多。
• N-COUNT 一束（花）
  Abunch offlowers is a number of flowers with their stalks held or tied together.
  1. He had left a huge bunch of flowers in her hotel room.
     他在她宾馆房间里留下了一大束花。
• N-COUNT 一串（香蕉或葡萄）
  Abunch ofbananas or grapes is a group of them growing on the same stem.
  1. Lili had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes.
     莉莉手里抓着一大串葡萄睡着了。
• N-COUNT 一串（钥匙）
  Abunch ofkeys is a set of keys kept together on a metal ring.
  1. George took out a bunch of keys and went to work on the complicated lock.
     乔治掏出一串钥匙，上前去鼓捣那把结构复杂的锁。
• QUANT 大量；大批
  Abunch ofthings is a number of things, especially a large number.
  1. We did a bunch of songs together.
     我们一起唱了很多首歌。
  2. Bunchis also a pronoun.
     
  3. I'd like to adopt a multi-racial child. In fact, I'd love a whole bunch.
     我想收养一个混血儿。事实上我喜欢养一群混血儿。
• （扎在女子脑后两侧的）发辫
  If a girl has her hairin bunches, it is parted down the middle and tied on each side of her head.
• VERB (衣服）打褶
  If clothingbunches arounda part of your body, it forms a set of creases around it.
  1. She clutches the sides of her skirt until it bunches around her waist.
     她捏着裙子的两侧，直到裙子在她腰部打起了褶。
• PHRASE 同类中最好的；出类拔萃者；精华
  If you say someone or something isthe best of the bunchorthe pick of the bunch, you mean they are the best of a group of people or things.
  1. I watched every game of the World Cup and Craig was the pick of the bunch.
     我观看了世界杯的每场比赛，克雷格是表现最出色的。

英英释义

noun

• any collection in its entirety
  1. she bought the whole caboodle
  Synonym:lotcaboodle
• a grouping of a number of similar things
  1. a bunch of trees
  2. a cluster of admirers
  Synonym:clumpclusterclustering
• an informal body of friends
  1. he still hangs out with the same crowd
  Synonym:crowdcrewgang

verb

• gather or cause to gather into a cluster
  1. She bunched her fingers into a fist
  Synonym:bunch upbundleclusterclump
• form into a bunch
  1. The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom
  Synonym:bunch togetherbunch up

双语例句

• With both ends chopped off, there's not much left of this bunch of celery.
  这把芹菜掐头去尾剩下不多了。
• Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, he is a towering figure
  在当前这帮无足轻重的人里面，他算是鹤立鸡群。
• I watched every game of the World Cup and Craig was the pick of the bunch.
  我观看了世界杯的每场比赛，克雷格是表现最出色的。
• The gossipers really are a bunch of old fogies!
  说闲话的人真是旧脑筋！
• They think we're just a bunch of girlies who don't know what we're doing.
  他们认为我们只不过是一帮不懂事的黄毛丫头。
• We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really
  我们事实上是一些相当没有经验的人。
• I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.
  昨天我收到了一束鲜花。
• She picked a large bunch of flowers for table decoration.
  她采了一大捧花来装饰桌子。
• Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
  约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。
• My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies
  我的邻居们是一群爱管闲事的人。