◙ (pastandpast participle bound ), [with obj.] 1. tie or fasten (something) tightly together • 紧系，紧拴，固定 »floating bundles of logs bound together with ropes. 用绳索捆扎的漂浮着的圆木排。 »they bound her hands and feet. 他们捆住了她的手和脚。 restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet • 捆绑…的手和脚 »the raider then bound and gagged Mr Glenn. 袭击者然后绑住格伦先生，并塞住他的嘴。 wrap (something) tightly • 紧紧包住（或裹住） »her hair was bound up in a towel. 她的头发用毛巾紧紧裹住。 bandage (a wound) • 包扎（伤口） »Shelley cleaned the wound and bound it up with a clean dressing. 谢利洗净伤口，然后用干净的敷料包扎好。 (be bound with)(of an object) be encircled by something, typically metal bands, so as to have greater strength • （物品）装有金属箍 »an ancient oak chest bound with brass braces. 一只有黄铜箍的古代橡木箱。 [Linguistics] (of a rule or set of grammatical conditions) determine the relationship between (coreferential noun phrases) • [语言学] （规则，语法条件）决定（共指名词词组）之间的关系，约束 2. cause (people) to feel that they belong together or form a cohesive group • 使有归属感，使团结在一起 »the comradeship that had bound such a disparate bunch of lads together. 把这样一群各不相同的小伙子团结在一起的同志情谊。 (bind someone to)cause someone to feel strongly attached to (a person or place) • 使亲近，使依恋，使离不开（某人或某地） »touches like that had bound men to him for life. 使人们终生对他有亲近感的手法。 cohere or cause to cohere in a single mass • （使）粘合成一团 »[with obj.] the trees bind soil and act as a windbreak. 树林和泥土紧紧黏合在一起形成了一道防风的屏障。 »[noobj.] clay is made up chiefly of tiny soil particles which bind together tightly. 陶土主要是由紧紧黏合在一起的细小的土壤颗粒做成的。 cause (ingredients) to cohere by adding another ingredient • 使（各成分）黏合 »mix the flour with the coconut and enough egg white to bind them. 在面粉中混入椰子和足够的蛋清，使之黏合。 cause (painting pigments) to form a smooth medium by mixing them with oil • （用油）调和（颜料） hold by chemical bonding • 用化学黏合剂固定 [noobj.] (bind to)combine with (a substance) through chemical bonding • 用化学黏合剂与…黏合 3. [formal] impose a legal or contractual obligation on • [正式] 使负法律（或合同）义务 »a party who signs a document will normally be bound by its terms. 签订文件的一方通常要受其条款的约束。 indenture (someone) as an apprentice • 订立契约使…做学徒 »he was bound apprentice at the age of sixteen. 他16岁当学徒。 (bind oneself)[formal] make a contractual or enforceable undertaking • [正式] 立约保证；明确承诺 »the government cannot bind itself as to the form of subsequent legislation. 政府不能明确保证随后的立法将采取何种形式。 secure (a contract), typically with a sum of money • （尤指用定金）敲定，获得（合同） (be bound by)be hampered or constrained by • 受…阻碍（或约束） »Sarah did not want to be bound by a rigid timetable. 萨拉不想被严格的时间表束缚。 4. fix together and enclose (the pages of a book) in a cover • 装订（图书） »a small, fat volume, bound in red morocco. 用红色搓纹革装订的厚厚的小开本书。 5. trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a decorative strip • 给…镶边 »a frill with the edges bound in a contrasting colour. 边沿用对比色做成的褶边。 6. [Logic] (of a quantifier) be applied to (a given variable) so that the variable falls within its scope. For example, in an expression of the form ‘For every x, if x is a dog, x is an animal’, the universal quantifier is binding the variable x • [逻] （量词）适用于（给定的变量） 7. (of a food or medicine) make (someone) constipated • （食物，药品）使便秘 ◙ noun 1. [informal] an annoyance • [非正式] 恼怒，不快 »I know being disturbed on Christmas Day is a bind. 我知道在圣诞节被打扰是让人不快的事。 a problematical situation • 困境，尴尬的处境 »he is in a political bind over the abortion issue. 堕胎问题使他在政治上陷入了困境。 2. [formal] a statutory constraint • [正式] 法律约束 »the moral bind of the law. 法律上的道德约束。 3. [Music] . another term for tie • [乐] 同tie 4. another term for bine • 同bine
1. Old English bindan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German binden, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit bandh
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◘ bind off 1. [N. Amer.] cast off in knitting • 收针 ◘ bind someone over 1. [一般作 be bound over] (of a court or law) require someone to fulfil an obligation, typically by paying a sum of money as surety • （法庭，法律）命某人具结保证 »he was bound over to keep the peace by magistrates. 治安官命他具结保证不扰乱治安。