bind
[baɪnd] verb (bound, bound)
ADVANCED transitive
■to tie tightly or to fasten 捆绑，捆扎•They bound the packages with brightly coloured ribbon.他们用鲜艳的彩带把包裹扎起来。 •Bind together the two broken ends.把断了的两端连起来。 •The prisoner was bound hand and foot.那名囚犯手脚被绑。 transitive
■to unite people 使团结；使联合•The things which bind them together are greater than their differences.将他们团结在一起的力量胜过他们的分歧。 transitive (also bind up)
■To bind a part of the body, especially a part which is damaged, is to tie something round it 包扎•He had already bound the child's arm when I arrived.当我到达时，他已经把孩子的手臂包扎好了。 transitive
■to sew or stick material along the edges of something such as a jacket, in order to make it stronger or to decorate it 给…镶边；缝牢…的边
transitive
■to make separate pieces of paper into a book 装订（书籍）；把…装订成册•There are several different ways to bind a book, for example you can stitch or stick the pages together.钉装书籍的方法有几种，比如你可以将书页缝在一起或黏在一起。 ⇒ See also bookbinding
intransitive or transitive
■When an egg or water is used especially in cooking to bind something it provides a way of making everything stick together in a solid mass （使）黏合；（使）凝结•The mixture wouldn't bind (together).这种混合物不会凝结。
[baɪnd] verb (bound, bound)
Phrasal Verbs [usually passive] bind sb to sth
■to force someone to keep a promise 使（某人）保证；迫使（某人）遵守约定•His sister had been bound to secrecy.他妹妹被迫承诺保守秘密。 •We are bound to the original contract.我们都要遵守原本的合约。
[baɪnd] noun only singular informal
■a difficult situation in which you are prevented from acting as you might like 困境•Having to visit her every week is a terrible bind.每周都要拜访她，真令人难受。 •Borrowing money may put you in a real bind.借钱可能会令你真正陷入困境。 |