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

• 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。
• 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？
• When the bandage telescopes down the limb of the dog it may bunch up and abrade the limb.
  当绷带望远镜下来肢体的狗，它可以集中和研磨肢体。
• That's when a bunch of eighth-graders pick you up and put you in a trash can.
  一队8年级的学生找你麻烦，把你塞进一个垃圾桶。
• 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？
• 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。
• Be sure not to bunch the flowers up tightly.
  务必不要把花束捆得太紧。
• 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。
• People were bunched up at all the exits
  所有的出口都挤满了人。