bunch

bunch
noun
  1. a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together
    一束,一捆,一串
    a bunch of grapes.
    一串葡萄。
    ■(informal)a group of people
    (非正式)一群人
    ■(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)a large number or quantity; a lot
    (非正式, 主 北美)许多,大量
    we had been watching a bunch of horrible TV.
    我们看了很多恐怖的电视节目。
    ■(bunches)a hairstyle in which the hair is tied back into two clumps at the back or on either side of the head
    双发髻发型
verb
  1. [with obj.]collect or fasten into a compact group
    捆,扎
    she bunched the needles together.
    她把针绑在了一起。
    ■gather (cloth) into close folds
    将布料紧密折叠
    ■[no obj.](a cloth) gather into close folds
    (衣服或衣料等)紧束(或绑)
    his trousers bunched round his ankles.
    他的裤子紧绑他的踝节部。
    ■[no obj.]form into a tight group or crowd
    组成一群(或一组);集中;挤作一团
    he halted, forcing the rest of the field to bunch up behind him.
    他突然停下,迫使场上所有其他人都在他后面挤作一团。
    ■[no obj.](muscles) flex or bulge
    (肌肉)伸缩(或鼓起)
常用词组
the best (或 the pick) of the bunch
  1. the best of a particular group
    最优秀的,最好的
bunch of fives
  1. (Brit. informal)a fist
    (英,非正式)拳头
    ■a punch
    一拳
thanks a bunch
  1. (ironic, chiefly Brit.)thank you very much
    (讽, 主 英)多谢,非常感谢
派生
bunchy
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English : of unknown origin
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