| 释义 |
bun·dle
I. \ˈbəndəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English bundel, from Middle Dutch bundel, bondel; akin to Old English byndel bundle, Old High German gibuntili bundle, bintan to tie — more at bind
1.
a. : a number of things fastened together into a mass or bunch convenient for handling or conveyance
< a bundle of sticks >
< a bundle of shirts >
b. : package; often : a loose package especially wrapped in paper : parcel, roll
< make up soiled clothes into a bundle >
< a bundle of groceries >
c. : a number or group of things considered as a unit : lot, collection
< a large bundle of mistakes >
< a bundle of contradictions >
< a bundle of energies >
d. : a group of isoglosses running close together in the same general direction whether coinciding, diverging, converging, or crossing each other — called also fascicle
2. : the amount contained in a bundle especially as fixed for a certain commodity and sometimes used as a unit of quantity: as
a. : a board measure unit equalling 50 pounds that is used in papermaking
b. : a shipping unit of about 125 pounds that is used in papermaking
3. : a small band or group of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerves or muscles) : fasciculus, tract
4. : vascular bundle
5. slang : a sizable sum of money
< left a fortune of half a million bucks — quite a bundle for that day — Pete Martin >
II. verb
(bundled ; bundled ; bundling \-nd(ə)liŋ, ÷nliŋ\ ; bundles)
transitive verb
1.
a. : to tie or bind in a bundle : assemble in a bundle
b. : to make into a roughly rounded loose unit
< he bundled the coat into a human outline >
c. : to compress (book sections) in groups after the folding operation in bookbinding
2. : to hustle or hurry unceremoniously often by shoving or throwing
< bundled the children off to school >
< he bundled his possessions into an empty carriage — David Garnett >
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to prepare for departure
b. : to set off or go in a hurry or without ceremony : hurry
< a group of servants came bundling from the kitchen — Charlotte Brontë >
2. : to practice bundling
III. noun
1. : a person embodying a specified quality or characteristic
< a bundle of energy >
2. : a package offering related goods or services at a single price
< software bundles that include a self-teaching guide >
IV. transitive verb
: to include (a product or service) with a related product for sale at a single price
< software is bundled with computer hardware > |