bunch
n
1 [C] number of things (usu of the same kind) growing, fastened or grouped together 串; 束; 卷; 團
a bunch of bananas, grapes, etc 一串香蕉、葡萄等
bunches of flowers 花束
a bunch of keys 一串鑰匙. =>illus at grape 見grape之插圖.
2 [CGp] (infml 口) group of people; gang; mob 人群; 匪幫; 暴 民
a bunch of thugs 一群惡棍
I don't like any of them much, but he's the best of the bunch, ie the least unpleasant. 這幫人我誰也不喜歡, 但他還算是其中最好的呢. bunch, v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth/sb) (up) (cause sth/sb to) be formed into a bunch or bunches (使某物[某人])成束, 成捆, 成群
a blouse that bunches at the waist 束腰女襯衫
runners all bunched together, ie closely grouped 擠在一起的賽跑者
Cross the road one at a time don't bunch up. 一次一個地過馬路--別都擠在一起.