| 单词 | bound |
| 释义 | bound —bound /baʊnd/ adjective (CERTAIN) B2 [after verb] certain or extremely likely to happen: » [+ to infinitive] You're bound to forget people's names occasionally.» You're bound to feel nervous about your interview.» These two young musicians are bound for international success (= are certain to be successful).Thesaurus+: ↑Certainty , ↑Confidence and self-assurancebe bound and determined USF0 to be seriously intending to do something: » They are bound and determined to build their own house someday.Thesaurus+: ↑Strong-willedI'll be bound UK OLD-FASHIONEDF0 I am certain: » He's in the pub, I'll be bound.Thesaurus+: ↑Confidence and self-assurance , ↑Showing arrogance and conceitadjective (FASTENED) F0 tied with rope, cord, string, etc.: » We found the girl bound and gagged.Thesaurus+: ↑Lack of freedom to actF0 (of a book) having a cover made of paper, leather, or other material: » The book was bound in shiny green leather.Thesaurus+: ↑Covering and adding layersadjective [after verb, +, to, infinitive] (FORCED) ► F0 having a moral or legal duty to do something: » The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions.» She feels (duty)-bound to tell him everything.Thesaurus+: ↑Duty, obligation and responsibilityadjective [after verb] (DIRECTION) ► C1 going to: » She was on a plane bound for Moscow when she became ill.Thesaurus+: ↑Direction of motion , ↑Points of the compassverb (TIE) ↑Verb Endings for bound ► F0 PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF BIND(Cf. ↑bind) verbThesaurus+: ↑Fastening and tyingverb [I usually + adv/prep] (JUMP) ↑Verb Endings for bound ► F0 to move quickly with large jumping movementsThesaurus+: ↑Jumping , ↑BouncingThesaurus+: ↑Bouncing , ↑Jumpingverb [T usually passive] (BORDER) ↑Verb Endings for bound ► F0 to mark or form the limits of: » The village is bounded on one side by a river.Thesaurus+: ↑Territorial boundaries—bound /baʊnd/noun (LIMIT) bounds [plural]F0 legal or social limits: » The committee felt that newspaper coverage of the murder went beyond reasonable bounds.» What you did was beyond/outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour.» His desire for political power apparently knows no bounds (= seems to be unlimited).Thesaurus+: ↑Range and limitsbe out of boundsF0 If an area is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there. Thesaurus+: ↑Forbidding and banning thingsnoun [C] (JUMP) ► F0 a quick, long jump: » With one bound the dog was over the fence.Thesaurus+: ↑Jumping , ↑BouncingThesaurus+: ↑Bouncing , ↑Jumping |
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