bunch

noun

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. （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

1. （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。

1. N-COUNT 一伙，一群（人）
   A bunch of people 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。
2. N-COUNT 一束（花）
   A bunch of flowers 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。
3. N-COUNT 一串（香蕉或葡萄）
   A bunch of bananas 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。
4. N-COUNT 一串（钥匙）
   A bunch of keys 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。
5. QUANT 大量；大批
   A bunch of things 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. Bunch is 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。
6. （扎在女子脑后两侧的）发辫
   If a girl has her hair in bunches, it is parted down the middle and tied on each side of her head.
7. VERB (衣服）打褶
   If clothing bunches around a 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。
8. PHRASE 同类中最好的；出类拔萃者；精华
   If you say someone or something is the best of the bunch or the 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。

1. What a bunch of Scrooges.
   真是一群吝啬鬼。
2. 'You'll miss The Brady Bunch.' —'Big deal. '
   “你会错过《布雷迪一家》的。”——“那有什么了不起。”
3. You're all a bunch of bums.
   你们都是一群废物。
4. My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies
   我的邻居们是一群爱管闲事的人。
5. 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。
6. The players were a great bunch.
   球员人数众多。
7. 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。
8. Lili had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes.
   莉莉手里抓着一大串葡萄睡着了。
9. We did a bunch of songs together.
   我们一起唱了很多首歌。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. If they need to bunch aircraft more closely together to bring in one that is short of fuel, they will do so.
    如果需要将飞机挨得更紧一些好使其中那架燃油不足的飞机不致掉队，他们会这么做的。
13. The rest of the players are a great bunch of lads and I couldn't be happier
    剩下的选手是一帮很棒的小伙子，我太高兴了。
14. We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys
    我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。
15. He will complain about having to spend time with such a boring bunch of geriatrics.
    得跟这么一群无聊的老家伙呆在一起，他会满腹牢骚的。
16. 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。
17. They're a great bunch of guys
    他们是一群很棒的小伙子。
18. I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life!
    我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人！
19. They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!
    他们只不过是一帮伸手向人要这要那的寄生虫！
20. An amusement park is the perfect locale for a bunch of irrepressible youngsters to have all sorts of adventures.
    游乐场是一帮精力过剩的年轻人寻求各种惊险刺激的绝佳场所。
21. 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。
22. He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.
    他从破旧的灯芯绒裤子口袋里掏出一串钥匙。
23. We saw the Park Keeper telling a bunch of older boys to get off the swings.
    我们看到公园管理员让一些大男孩从秋千上下来。
24. 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。
25. The gossipers really are a bunch of old fogies!
    说闲话的人真是旧脑筋！
26. He sent her a bunch of flowers.
    他给她送去了一束花。
27. She picked a large bunch of flowers for table decoration.
    她采了一大捧花来装饰桌子。
28. I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.
    昨天我收到了一束鲜花。
29. She bought a bunch of grapes.
    她买了一串葡萄。
30. 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。

  clump bunch bundle cluster【导航词义：束，串，群】

  clump n. 簇，丛

〔辨析〕指长在一起的树木、灌木或其他植物。

  bunch n. 束，串，捆

〔辨析〕指束、绑或长在一起的事物。

  bundle n. 包，扎

〔辨析〕指包或捆在一起的纸张、衣服、木棍等。

  cluster n. 串，群，簇

〔辨析〕指丛生的或聚集在一起的同类事物，如动植物、人、建筑等。

bunch up/together

bunch sb/sth up/together

1. （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。

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

noun

1. any collection in its entirety
   1. she bought the whole caboodle

   Synonym:    lotcaboodle

2. a grouping of a number of similar things
   1. a bunch of trees
   2. a cluster of admirers

   Synonym:    clumpclusterclustering

3. an informal body of friends
   1. he still hangs out with the same crowd

   Synonym:    crowdcrewgang

verb

1. gather or cause to gather into a cluster
   1. She bunched her fingers into a fist

   Synonym:    bunch upbundleclusterclump

2. form into a bunch
   1. The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom

   Synonym:    bunch togetherbunch up