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 boy helped the old man to carry a bunch of wood up the hills.
  那个男孩帮老人把一捆柴扛上了山。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't bunch the flowers up so tightly; you'll spoil them.
  不要把花束捆得那么紧，这样要把花弄坏的。
• The side somersault is a stunt in three circuits to bunch up the body.
  团身侧空翻三周是一个高难度动作。