batch
batch — 名詞
1. a set of people, goods, or computer jobs collected for one round of work or prod
一批；一組
一起處理或同次產出的集合
a set of people, goods, or computer jobs collected for one round of work or production
The bakery cooled one batch of rolls beside the kitchen door.
麵包店把一批小餐包放在廚房門旁放涼。
a batch of + food item
A fresh batch of passports arrived at the office before noon.
中午前，辦公室收到新的一批護照。
collocation: fresh batch of
Engineers sent the next batch of test results after lunch.
工程師午餐後送出了下一批測試結果。
The factory mixed each paint batch on a different floor.
工廠在不同樓層調製每一批油漆。
Overnight, the server ran a batch of backup jobs.
夜裡，伺服器跑完了一組備份工作。
- single item
stresses one thing handled alone rather than as part of a set
文法句型
a batch of something
in batches
用法筆記
Often appears in the patterns a batch of and in batches. Common nouns around it include food, documents, goods, and computer tasks that are handled together.
常見錯誤
2. a set of students who learn together in the same class, course, or year
一班；同屆
一起上課的學生群
a set of students who learn together in the same class, course, or year
Our batch meets Ms. Chen every Tuesday morning.
我們這一班每週二早上都跟 Ms. Chen 上課。
batch meaning a student class
Only half the batch passed the first science test.
這一班只有一半通過第一次科學考試。
At graduation, the whole batch wore blue scarves.
畢業典禮上，全班都圍著藍色圍巾。
This batch started college during the long train strike.
這一屆是在長期火車罷工期間開始讀大學的。
The second-year batch invited new students to the welcome lunch.
大二那一班請新生來參加迎新午餐。
- class
the most general word for students taught together
- cohort
more formal and often used in education or research
- year group
focuses on students in the same school year
文法句型
our batch
the whole batch
用法筆記
Usually refers to students sharing the same teaching schedule, year, or course. Distinguish from sense 1, which can describe any set of people, goods, or tasks.
batch — 動詞
1. to put items together, or handle them, as one set instead of separately
分批；成批
把多項東西合併處理
to put items together, or handle them, as one set instead of separately
The lab batched the blood samples before sending them downtown.
實驗室先把血液樣本分批處理，再送到市中心。
batch + object before next step
At night, the app batches photo uploads to save power.
到了晚上，這個 app 會把照片分批上傳，以節省電力。
automatic batching by a system
Warehouse staff batched online orders by street and building.
倉庫人員依街道和大樓把網路訂單分批整理。
The printer software batched several reports into one morning run.
印表機軟體把幾份報告合併成早上的同一批作業。
To cut costs, the clinic batched reminder texts every Friday.
為了省成本，診所每週五成批發送提醒簡訊。
- separate
stresses keeping items apart instead of handling them as one set
文法句型
batch something
batch something by type
用法筆記
The object is usually files, orders, messages, or samples. It often suggests grouped work done by one team or system rather than immediate one-by-one handling.