bundle

noun

/ˈbʌndl/

Idioms

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[countable] a number of things tied or wrapped together; something that is wrapped up（一）捆，包，扎
- a bundle of rags/papers/firewood一捆碎布／报纸／木柴
- She held her little bundle (= her baby) tightly in her arms.她怀中紧紧地抱着襁褓中的婴儿。
Extra Examples
- She was carrying a large bundle of clothes.她提着厚厚的一包衣服。
- The papers are in a bundle on my desk.试卷成捆放在我桌子上。
- a bundle of newspapers一捆报纸
- I dropped the bundle of papers on his desk.我把那捆报纸放到他办公桌上。
- The hut was empty except for a bundle of firewood in one corner.除了一个角落里有一捆柴火外，小屋空无一人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- large
- thick
- …
verb + bundle
- carry
- hold
- tie something (up) in
- …
preposition
- in a/the bundle
- bundle of
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[countable] a number of things that belong, or are sold together一批（同类事物或出售的货品）
- a bundle of ideas一套想法
- a bundle of graphics packages for your PC一批个人电脑图形软件包
Topics Computersc2
[singular] a bundle of laughs, fun, etc. (informal) a person or thing that makes you laugh风趣的人；笑料
- He wasn't exactly a bundle of laughs (= a happy person to be with) last night.他昨晚有点让人扫兴。
see also bundle of joy
a bundle
[singular] (informal) a large amount of money一大笔钱
- That car must have cost a bundle.那部车一定价格不菲。

Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps originally from Old English byndelle ‘a binding’, reinforced by Low German and Dutch bundel (to which byndelle is related).

Idioms

be a bag/bundle of nerves

(informal) to be very nervous非常紧张
- By the time of the interview, I was a bundle of nerves.到面试时我十分紧张。
Topics Feelingsc2

drop your bundle

(Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) to suddenly not be able to think clearly; to act in a stupid way because you have lost control over yourself突然发蒙；失态

not go a bundle on somebody/something

(British English, informal) to not like somebody/something very much不十分喜欢某人／某事物

bundle

verb

/ˈbʌndl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bundle	/ˈbʌndl/ /ˈbʌndl/
he / she / it bundles	/ˈbʌndlz/ /ˈbʌndlz/
past simple bundled	/ˈbʌndld/ /ˈbʌndld/
past participle bundled	/ˈbʌndld/ /ˈbʌndld/
-ing form bundling	/ˈbʌndlɪŋ/ /ˈbʌndlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[transitive] bundle somebody + adv./prep. to push or send somebody somewhere quickly and not carefully匆匆送走；推搡；赶
- They bundled her into the back of a car.他们把她塞进了车后座。
- He was bundled off to boarding school.他被匆匆送到了寄宿学校。
Extra Examples
- Bodyguards quickly bundled the President into the car.几名保镖迅速将总统拥进汽车。
- The security men bundled me down the stairs and out of the door.保安人员把我匆匆推下楼梯，推出了门。
- They bundled her off on the next train.他们匆匆把她送上了下一列火车。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move somewhere quickly in a group（成群地）匆忙赶往
- We bundled out onto the street.我们大伙急忙跑到街上。
[transitive] bundle something (with something) to supply extra equipment, especially software when selling a new computer, at no extra cost额外免费提供（设备等）；（尤指出售计算机时）赠送软件
- A further nine applications are bundled with the system.该系统免费附送九套应用软件。
Topics Computersc2

Word OriginMiddle English: perhaps originally from Old English byndelle ‘a binding’, reinforced by Low German and Dutch bundel (to which byndelle is related).