bun·dle1 /ˈbʌndl/ ●○○ noun [countableC]1 GROUP OF THINGSa group of things such as papers, clothes, or sticks that are fastened or tied together 捆,把,紮,束bundle ofbundles of newspapers 一捆捆報紙
a small bundle containing mostly clothing 一個小包袱,裏面主要是衣服
► see thesaurus at group →4 See picture of 見圖 bundle 2 a number of things that belong or are dealt with together 〔屬於同一類或需要一起處理的〕一批 3. computer software, and sometimes other equipment or services that are included with a new computer at no extra cost 〔計算機的〕軟件包 4 a bundle informal a lot of money 一大筆錢College evening classes cost a bundle. 大學的夜間課程收費很高。
A company can make a bundle by selling unwanted property. 公司出售多餘資産可以賺一大筆錢。
make a bundle• They were making a bundle of money these days, one way or another.
5. be a bundle of nerves informalNERVOUS to be very nervous 極度緊張be a bundle of nerves• Harry was a bundle of nerves the whole time his wife was in the hospital.• Since she lost her job Rosie's been a bundle of nerves.• She was a bundle of nerves. 6 be a bundle of laughs/fun British EnglishBrE informalFUNNY an expression meaning a person or situation that is fun or makes you laugh, often used jokingly when they are not fun at all 〔指人或情況〕很有意思〔常爲戲谑說法,表示並不有趣〕Being a teenager isn’t a bundle of laughs. 十幾歲的年齡可不是好玩的時候。
7 not go a bundle on something/somebody DON'T LIKE British EnglishBrE informal to not like something or someone very much 不太喜歡某事物/某人Jim never drank, and certainly didn’t go a bundle on gambling. 吉姆從不喝酒,當然也不熱衷於賭博。