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- a collection of things, or a quantity of material, tied or wrapped up together一捆, 一包:
a thick bundle of envelopes
厚厚一扎信封
figurative 〈喻〉a bundle of facts.
大量事实。
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- in sing. informal a person displaying a specified characteristic or a very high degree〈非正式〉(体现某种品质的)人:
he was an enthusiastic bundle of energy.
他是有激情与活力的人。
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- figurative a person, especially a child, huddled or wrapped up〈喻〉(用衣服或布料)包起来的人(尤指小孩)。
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- a set of nerve, muscle, or other fibres running in parallel close together(神经、肌肉或其他纤维)束。
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- Computing a set of software or hardware sold together【计算机】(捆绑销售的)软件(或硬件)包。
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a bundle
informal a large amount of money〈非正式〉一大笔钱:the new printer cost a bundle.
买新打印机花了一大笔钱。
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- with obj. tie or roll up (a number of things) together as though into a parcel捆起来, 卷起来:
she quickly bundled up her clothes.
她很快把衣服捆在一起。
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- with obj. and adverbial wrap or pack (something)包裹, 捆扎:
the figure was bundled in furs.
那人全身都裹在毛皮里。
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- (一般作be bundled up)dress (someone) in many clothes to keep warm穿很多衣服保暖:
they were bundled up in thick sweaters
他们穿着层层厚毛衣
no obj. I bundled up in my parka.我裹着风衣。
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- Computing sell (items of hardware and software) in a package【计算机】捆绑销售, 组合销售(硬件, 软件)。
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- with obj. and adverbial of direction(常作be bundled)informal push or carry forcibly〈非正式〉用力推(或提):
he was bundled into a van.
他被塞进一辆货车。
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- send (someone) away hurriedly or unceremoniously匆忙撵走, 粗鲁地撵走:
the old man was bundled off into exile.
老人被匆忙流放。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a group of people) move in a disorganized way(人群)混乱地移动:
they bundled out into the corridor.
他们乱作一团进入走廊。
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- no obj. sleep fully clothed with another person, as a former local custom during courtship与某人和衣同睡(旧时当地求婚风俗)。
短语
a bundle of fun(或laughs)
- often with negative informal something extremely amusing or pleasant〈非正式〉非常有趣的事, 让人特别高兴的事:
the last year hasn't been a bundle of fun.
去年一整年的情况都不怎么令人鼓舞。
a bundle of nerves
- 见BAG条a bag of nerves.
drop one's bundle
- Austral./NZ informal give up trying to succeed at or achieve something; go to pieces〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉放弃努力, 垮掉。
- ORIGIN: from obsolete bundle 'swag'.
go a bundle on
- usu. with negative Brit. informal be very keen on〈英, 非正式〉非常喜欢:
they don't really go a bundle on employing married women.
他们并不真想雇用已婚妇女。
派生词
bundler
noun词源
Middle English: perhaps originally from Old English byndelle 'a binding', reinforced by Low German and Dutch bundel (to which byndelle is related).