bunch
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bunch1 /bʌntʃ/ ●●● S2 noun
1 
group of things 一组事物 [countableC]GROUP OF THINGS a group of things that are fastened, held, or growing together 一束，一串
group of things 一组事物 [countableC]GROUP OF THINGS a group of things that are fastened, held, or growing together 一束，一串bunch of
► see thesaurus at group →5 see picture at 见图 bouquet 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 [singular] informalGROUP OF PEOPLE a group of people 一群，一伙
The ancient Egyptians were a clever bunch.
古埃及人很聪明。
bunch of
a friendly bunch of people
一群友好的人
3. the best/pick of the bunch BESTthe best among a group of people or things 佼佼者，出类拔萃的人[事物]
Examples from the Corpus
the best/pick of the bunch• It's also the best of the bunch for multi-processing, he says.• He may be the best of the bunch.• Nevertheless as an introduction it is the best of the bunch.• Woolwich is the best of the bunch, trading at a multiple to future earnings of 10.3.• Either they are one of the best of the bunch at home, or they make their name abroad.• Even these modest broadcasts show only the best of the bunch.• But me third was the best of the bunch.
4 large amount 大量 [singular] American EnglishAmE informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a large number of people or things, or a large amount of something 大量
bunch of
There’s a whole bunch of places I want to visit.
我想去的地方太多了。
5. bunches [plural] British EnglishBrEDCB if a girl wears her hair in bunches, she ties it together at each side of her head 〔扎在头两侧的〕发辫 →5 see picture at 见图 hairstyle
→ thanks a bunch at thanks1n COLLOCATIONS
phrases
a bunch of flowers/roses/daffodils etc
I picked a bunch of flowers from the garden.
a bunch of keys
A bunch of keys dangled from his belt.
a bunch of grapes
She served the cheese with a bunch of black grapes.
a bunch of bananas
Bunches of bananas hung in the trees.
a bunch of herbs/parsley/thyme etc
You might like to add a bunch of fresh herbs to the stock.
Examples from the Corpus
bunch• bunches of fresh grapes• I bought a kilo of apples and a bunch of grapes.• Our image as a bunch of bumpkins who roll over for anything that comes down the pike?• I need to apply for a bunch of these jobs.• We have a bunch of cheese.• Years ago, I roasted eight chickens and invited a bunch of people, including Julia Child, to taste them.• Has anyone seen a bunch of keys?• Tammy Bruce was censured by the feminist elite for saying she did not want to deal with a bunch of black women.• Another change for the better is that the secretary-general is now equipped with a bunch of good military advisers.• The parents who brought their girls to the Taliaferro bus stop in the morning were a cheery bunch.• Reporters are generally a cynical bunch.• He handed her a huge bunch of roses.• Joe worshipped her and piled bunches of flowers on her lap.• This wine is the best of the bunch.
bunch of grapes• His mouth was opened wide as if awaiting a bunch of grapes.• Where would I find a bunch of grapes? 4.• There were peaches, and bunches of grapes, entwined with leaves of varying shades and textures.• The corn was already ripening and the vines in full leaf, with bunches of grapes hanging thickly.
whole bunch• Since the word got out on Prehistoric I've seen a whole bunch of scripts.• There was a whole bunch of yelling on the radios.• A whole bunch of early singles tracks, performed with gusto in front of a worshipping crowd.• A whole bunch of people on Treasure Island said it.• Soon the whole bunch was swallowed up in the little road, which made a sharp bend at that eastern point.• But he was so strong he might have taken the whole bunch of us.• The whole bunch were looking more and more like liabilities.• Behind him on the wall there's this whole bunch of oils.
bunch2 (also bunch together, bunch up) verb
1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]NEAR to stay close together in a group, or to make people do this （使）聚拢，（使）簇拥
The children bunched together in small groups.
孩子们三五成群地聚在一起。
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挤作一团。
2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FIGHT to make part of your body tight, or to become tight like this （使）〔身体部位〕绷紧
Sean bunched his fists.
肖恩握紧拳头。
3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PULL to pull material together tightly in folds （使）起褶
She bunched the cloth up and threw it away.
她把布揉成一团扔了。
4. [transitiveT]HOLD to hold or tie things together in a bunch 将〔东西〕绑成一束
Examples from the Corpus
bunch• But bunched and shared, they prove valuable to all.• The shorts were bunched at the waist.• Some rivers contained masses of broken bridges, black knots of steel bunched grotesquely at the level of the water.• You, with your midair dread, blindly bunched into that swinging house you call a home.• He bunched it and pulled at it, finally he pleated it between his knuckles, before letting it fall back.• The soldiers bunched the prisoners together.• The nuclear membrane has broken down and the condensed chromosomes lie bunched together in the cytoplasm.• The animals were bunched up along the river.• Her white sweatshirt is bunched up and tucked in at the small of her back, so her rear is exposed.• She bunched up the guilty hand that had slapped Becky and put it under her pillow.