bunch

pack, package, packet, parcel, bunch, bundle

名词 bunch:

1. a grouping of a number of similar things
   同义词：clump, cluster, clustering
2. an informal body of friends
   同义词：crowd, crew, gang
3. any collection in its entirety
   同义词：lot, caboodle

动词 bunch:

1. form into a bunch
   同义词：bunch together, bunch up
2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster
   同义词：bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump

1. He goes round with a bunch of thugs.
   他经常和一帮流氓厮混。
2. Your friends are all just a bunch of nobodies.
   你的朋友都不过是无名之辈。
3. I bought a large bunch of radishes.
   我买了一大捆萝卜。
4. He gave a bunch of flowers to his girlfriend.
   他送给女友一束花。
5. I bought a bunch of grapes.
   我买了一串葡萄。
6. I received a bunch of red roses on my birthday.
   生日那天，我收到一束红玫瑰。
7. From the drawer Mr Mach took out a chain, with a bunch of keys dangling at its end.
   马赫先生从抽屉里拿出一条链子，链子一头挂着一串钥匙。
8. I received a bunch of flowers this morning.
   今天早晨我收到一束花。

bunch

n.（名词）

A group of things growing close together; a cluster or clump:
束，串，捆：靠得很近生长的一丛东西；一束或一串：
例句：
a bunch of grapes; grass growing in bunches.
一串葡萄；丛生的草

A group of like items or individuals gathered or placed together:
一串，一群：放在一块或聚在一起的一群相似的东西或个体：
例句：
a bunch of keys on a ring; people standing around in bunches.
环上的一串钥匙；围圈站着的人们

Informal A group of people usually having a common interest or association:
【非正式用语】 一帮，一伙：有共同兴趣或合作关系的一群人：
例句：
My brother and his bunch are basketball fanatics.
我兄弟和他的伙伴们都是篮球迷

Informal A considerable number or amount; a lot:
【非正式用语】 大量：可观的数目或数量；大量：
例句：
a bunch of trouble; a whole bunch of food.
重重困难；丰盛的食物

A small lump or swelling; a bump.
凸出，隆起：一个小的突起或肿块；隆起
v.（动词）
bunched,bunch.ing,bunch.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To gather or form into a cluster:
聚成一串，形成一串：
例句：
bunched my fingers into a fist.
把我的手握成拳头

To gather together into a group.
聚成一组
To gather (fabric) into folds.
使起褶：使（织物）起褶
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To form a cluster or group:
形成一串，形成一组：
例句：
runners bunching up at the starting line.
起跑线上聚在一起的赛跑者

To be gathered together in folds, as fabric.
打褶：将织物放在一块起褶
To swell; protrude.
膨胀；凸出

来源：
Middle English bonche
中古英语 bonche
probably from Flemish bondje [diminutive of] bont [bundle]
可能源自 佛兰芒语 bondje [] bont的小后缀 [束]
from Middle Dutch * see bundle
源自 中古荷兰语 *参见 bundle

【引伸】
bunch.iness
n.（名词）
bunch.y
adj.（形容词）