bunch

束、房

近くにまとまって育つ物や、ひとまとめにした物。

やさしい英語で： A group of things growing close together or held together.

• She bought a bunch of bananas.
• There are two bunches of grapes left.
• He dropped his bunch of keys.

使い方： a bunch of something (He carried a bunch of red flowers.)

類義語： cluster, bundle

よく使う表現： bunch of grapes, bunch of flowers, bunch of keys

たくさん、多数

人や物がたくさんあること。

やさしい英語で： A large number of people or things.

• I bought a bunch of books.
• A whole bunch of people called today.
• We tried a bunch of times.

使い方： a bunch of plural noun (A bunch of students came early.)

類義語： lots, a lot

よく使う表現： a bunch of, whole bunch, bunch of people, bunch of trouble

仲間、一団

一緒に過ごす友人や人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of friends or people who spend time together.

• They are a friendly bunch.
• She still meets the same bunch every Friday.
• What a lively bunch you all are!

類義語： group, crowd, gang

よく使う表現： friendly bunch, same bunch, lively bunch

束ねる、集まる

物を密にまとめたり、人や物が寄り集まったりする。

やさしい英語で： To bring things together into a close group, or to move close together.

• Bunch the flowers together.
• The runners bunched up near the finish.
• My shirt keeps bunching under this jacket.

使い方： bunch something together (Bunch the stems together and tie them.); bunch up (The fabric bunches up around my waist.)

類義語： gather, cluster

反対語： spread

よく使う表現： bunch together, bunch up, bunch the flowers