| 单词 | bunch |
| 释义 | bunch (once / 294 pages) nv A group or cluster of something is a bunch. It could be a bunch of people or a bunch of grapes. If you pick a bunch of bananas, you might end up being followed by a bunch of monkeys. When you use the word bunch, you're generally talking about an approximate number of similar items, like a bunch of flowers or a bunch of cats or a bunch of your friends meeting for dinner. The verb bunch means "gather together," or "form into a bunch," the way you might bunch daisies together in a vase, or your socks might bunch down inside your boots. WORD FAMILYbunch: bunched, bunches, bunching, bunchy+/bunchy: bunchiest USAGE EXAMPLESWhen he hit the ground, he heard “a whole bunch of pops.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) They end up with a bunch of names and pick one or two. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The newest of the bunch is the trendy Off Paris Seine, which opened last summer. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a grouping of a number of similar things a bunch of trees Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper clump, cluster, clustering Northern Cross a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus Omega Centauria global cluster in the constellation Centaurus Pleiadesa star cluster in the constellation Taurus knot a tight cluster of people or things swada bunch tuft, tussocka bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass wispa small tuft or lock hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' brooman abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance coma(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) agglomeration a jumbled collection or mass 2n any collection in its entirety Syn|Hyper caboodle, lot accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 3n an informal body of friends Syn|Hyper crew, crowd, gang assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place 4v gather or cause to gather into a cluster She bunched her fingers into a fist Syn|Hypo|Hyper bunch up, bundle, clump, cluster agglomerate form into one cluster form assume a form or shape 5v form into a bunch The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom Syn|Hyper bunch together, bunch up clump, cluster, constellate, flock come together as in a cluster or flock |
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