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

• Cross the road one at a time don't bunch up.
  一次一个地过马路&别都挤在一起。
• And said you caught a bunch of brownies and you ate them up.
  说你钓到很多棕鱼，都吃个精光。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Be sure not to bunch the flowers up tightly.
  务必不要把花束捆得太紧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。