bunch
noun
uk/bʌntʃ/us/bʌntʃ/bunchnoun(GROUP)
B1[C]
anumberof things of the sametypefastenedtogether or in aclosegroup:
串;束;扎a bunch offlowers/grapes/bananas/keys一束花/一串葡萄/一串香蕉/一串钥匙
mainlyUSinformalThereorganizationwill give usawholebunch(= a lot)ofproblems.重组将会给我们带来一堆问题。
B1[S]
agroupofpeople:
一帮人They're a bunchofjerks.他们是一帮笨蛋。
Yourfriendsare anicebunch.你的一帮朋友都很好。
the best/pick of the bunch
thebestpersonor thing, or thebestpeopleor things, from agroupofsimilarpeopleor things:
Send inyourpoemsand we'llpublishthebestof the bunch.把你的诗歌寄过来,我们将择优出版。
- UK Thosebuildersare a bunch ofcowboys- they made aterriblejobofourextension.
- Thesepoliticiansare just a bunch ofcrooks.
- a bunch ofgrapes
- Using a bunch ofbananas, the zoo-keeperpersuadedthemonkeyback intoitscage.
- Shesenthim a bunch ofredroses.
Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- bob
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- family
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- package
- permutation
- pool
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- starter pack
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Groups of people
bunchnoun(HAIRSTYLE)
bunches[plural]UK
If agirlhas herhairin bunches, it istiedtogether in twopartswith one at eachsideof herhead:
(扎在头两侧的)小辫As a littlegirlsheworeherhairinbunches.小时候她把头发梳成两个小辫。
Idiom
a bunch of fives