单词 | bind |
释义 | verb | noun bindbind1 /baɪnd/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle bound /baʊnd/) 1MAKE somebody DO something [transitive] if an agreement, promise, etc. binds people or groups, they must do what they have agreed or promised to do SYN require: The monks are bound by vows of silence.bind somebody to do something The treaty binds the two countries to reduce the number of nuclear weapons.2TIE/FASTEN [transitive] formal or literary a)to tie someone so that he or she cannot move or escape SYN tie up: They found him bound to a chair, barely alive.bound and gagged (=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth) b) (also bind up) to tie things firmly together with cloth or string SYN tie up: The newspapers were bound with string.3STICK TOGETHER [intransitive, transitive] to stick together in a mass, or to make small parts or pieces of something stick together: Use 2 tablespoons of water to bind the flour and butter mixture.bind with The hydrogen molecule binds with the oxygen molecule.4FORM A CONNECTION [transitive] to form a strong emotional or economic connection between two people, countries, etc. SYN join: bind somebody/something together A common history binds people together.5BOOK [transitive] to fasten the pages of a book together and put them in a cover6STITCH [transitive] to sew cloth over the edge of a piece of material, or stitch over it, to strengthen it: The edges of the blanket were bound with ribbon.7bind somebody over for trial/bind somebody over to circuit court etc. legally force someone to appear in a court of law because of a crime[Origin: Old English bindan] → see also binding1, bound2 verb | noun bindbind2 noun [singular] an annoying or difficult situation: When Robert quit, it really put us in a bind. |
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