bunch up

英 [bʌntʃ ʌp]

美 [bʌntʃ ʌp]

（使）集中; （使）挤在一起

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG （使）集中；（使）挤在一起
  If people or thingsbunch uporbunch together, or if youbunchthemuporbunchthemtogether, they move close to each other so that they form a small tight group.
  1. They were bunching up, almost treading upon each other's heels...
     他们几乎脚尖踩着脚跟地挤作一团。
  2. People were bunched up at all the exits...
     所有的出口都挤满了人。
  3. 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。

英英释义

verb

• gather or cause to gather into a cluster
  1. She bunched her fingers into a fist
  Synonym:bunchbundleclusterclump
• form into a bunch
  1. The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom
  Synonym:bunch togetherbunch

双语例句

• Be sure not to bunch the flowers up tightly.
  务必不要把花束捆得太紧。
• Once, when I was out to lunch at a restaurant with a bunch of colleagues, I got up to use the restroom, and as I returned to the table, I had this feeling that people were eying me.
  一次，当我和一群同事去餐厅吃饭。我站起来去用洗手间，当我回到座位上时，我有种大家都在盯着我看的感觉。
• Also, a bunch of friends from law school showed up, so that was especially fun.
  同样，有法学院的一帮朋友们，所以这就有特别多的乐趣了。
• Organizing a "flash mob" basically involves e-mailing a bunch of people with instructions to show up at a certain place for a few moments, then disappear.
  组织一次“快闪”活动，基本上只需要用电子邮件通知一群人在某个地点出现一会儿，然后消失。
• A bunch of big media outlets picked up the report from the blog good e-reader.
  不少大牌媒体转载了博客Goode-Reader上的这则报道。
• There are a lot of hot lines that you can call, just search "quit smoking hot line" and a bunch will pop up for you.
  有许多热线可以打，只寻找“戒烟热线”，很多人会来帮组你。
• Connor: A bunch of gay people put you up to this?
  难道是一群同志把你逼到这份儿上了？
• To bend the arm at the elbow, the muscle at the front of the upper arm has to shorten and bunch up.
  要从肘部弯曲手臂，就要收缩上臂正面的肌肉。
• Holding a diamond ring and a bunch of roses, he got up ( worked) the nerve to propose ( marriage) to his girlfriend on valentine 'sday, and she accepted.
  情人节那天，他手捧一个钻戒和一束玫瑰花鼓起勇气向他的女朋友求婚，她接受了。
• The bunch of bandits were cut up in no time.
  那股匪徒很快就被歼灭了。