bunch up
bunch up — 片語動詞
- bunch upbase form
- bunches up3rd person singular
- bunching up-ing form
- bunched uppast simple
1. when a group of people, animals, or objects move towards each other so that they
聚攏
彼此靠近聚集；將物品摺攏
when a group of people, animals, or objects move towards each other so that they form a tight cluster; or to arrange something into a gathered or wrinkled shape by pulling or folding it
Nora and Folake bunched up at the front of the queue when the doors opened.
Nora 和 Folake 在門一打開時就擠到隊伍前方。
intransitive: people move together
James bunched up the newspaper pages and tossed them into the recycling bin.
James 把報紙揉成一團，扔進回收桶。
transitive: bunch + object + up (separable)
The hikers bunched up on the narrow trail as thick fog rolled in.
濃霧飄來時，登山客們在狹窄小徑上擠在一起。
Mei bunched up the loose fabric of her skirt and tucked it into her bag.
Mei 把裙子寬鬆的布料收攏，塞進袋子裡。
The lambs bunched up close to their mothers when the storm began.
暴風雨開始時，小羊們緊靠著母羊擠在一起。
- huddle
suggests people pressing together for warmth, protection, or to share information — 'bunch up' is more about physical closeness without the warmth/protection sense
- cluster
often implies forming a round or natural group; 'bunch up' feels more casual and describes the action of moving together
- crowd together
suggests many people in a small space, often uncomfortably; 'bunch up' works for small groups too
- spread out
direct opposite — to move apart from each other rather than gathering
- scatter
implies moving away in different directions, the opposite of gathering together
文法句型
people/things + bunch + up (intransitive)
bunch + [noun/pronoun] + up (transitive, separable)
用法筆記
The object can go between 'bunch' and 'up' (bunch the papers up) or after 'up' (bunch up the papers). When the object is a pronoun, it must go between: bunch them up, NOT bunch up them.