bind

bind
(pastandpast participle bound )
[with obj.]

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
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
(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。
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。
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。
(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）
(of a food or medicine) make (someone) constipated
（食物，药品）使便秘

noun

(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。
(formal)a statutory constraint
(正式)法律约束
the moral bind of the law.
法律上的道德约束。
(Music). another term for tie
(乐)。同 tie
another term for bine
同 bine

常用词组
bind someone hand and foot

见 hand

语源

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

(N. Amer.)cast off in knitting
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bind someone over

(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。

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