bunch
noun
verb
bʌntʃ noun
1
GROUP OF THINGS
一组事物
a group of things that are fastened, held, or growing together 一束,一串 C
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I’ll send her a bunch of flowers .
我会给她送去一束鲜花。
He had a bunch of keys on his belt.
他皮带上挂了一串钥匙。
a bunch of grapes
一串葡萄;
2
GROUP OF PEOPLE
一群人
a group of people 一群,一伙 singular 单数 | informal
The ancient Egyptians were a clever bunch.
古埃及人很聪明。
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a friendly bunch of people
一群友好的人
3
the best/pick of the bunch
the best among a group of people or things 佼佼者,出类拔萃的人
4
LARGE AMOUNT
大量
a large number of people or things, or a large amount of something [美] 大量 singular 单数 | AmE
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There’s a whole bunch of places I want to visit.
我想去的地方太多了。
5
bunches
if a girl wears her hair in bunches, she ties it together at each side of her head [英] 〔扎在头两侧的〕发辫 plural 复数 | BrE
verb
6 to stay close together in a group, or to make people do this (使)聚拢,(使)围拢 I,T
The children bunched together in small groups.
孩子们你一群我一伙地聚在操场上。
John stopped, forcing the rest of the group to bunch up behind him.
约翰停下脚步,使得其他人在他身后聚了起来。
7 to make part of your body tight or to become tight like this (使)〔身体部位〕变紧 I,T
Sean bunched his fists.
肖恩握紧拳头。
8 to pull material together tightly in folds (使)起褶 I,T
She bunched the cloth up and threw it away.
她把那块布揉成一团扔了。
9 to hold or tie things together in a bunch 将〔东西〕绑成一束 T