| 释义 |
bound and determined bound and determinedVery focused and devoted to completing a particular task or goal. My brother has been practicing all summer because he's bound and determined to make the basketball team this year. I am bound and determined to lose weight, so please don't bring any sweets into the house.See also: and, bound, determinedbound and determinedCliché very determined; very committed or dedicated (to something). We were bound and determined to get there on time. I'm bound and determined that this won't happen again.See also: and, bound, determinedbound and deˈtermined (American English) very determined to do something: I came here bound and determined to put the last 12 months behind me.See also: and, bound, determinedbound and determinedFirmly resolved, as in “She was bound and determined to pay off the mortgage this year.” This cliché is a redundancy, since both participles here mean “fixed” or “resolute,” but they serve for emphasis. See also: and, bound, determined |