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

• The bunch of bandits were cut up in no time.
  那股匪徒很快就被歼灭了。
• Did I really need to get on a bunch of trains and pick up intestinal parasites and hang around back-packers right now?
  我真的需要在此时此刻搭一列火车，染上寄生虫，和背包客们厮混吗？
• In other words, the reason this result happens is because there aren't a bunch of other levels up here that eventually get to be comparable to kT.
  换句话说，这个结果产生的原因，是没有一系列的其他能级上升到这儿，最终达到和kT类似的能级。
• As n increases, the vertical lines not only become more numerous but also tend to bunch up together to form a bell shape.
  当n增加时，不仅垂线愈来愈近，而且趋向于钟形曲形。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We have a bunch of things lined up.
  我们要做的事情都排成队了。
• Be sure not to bunch the flowers up tightly.
  务必不要把花束捆得太紧。