| 单词 | bind |
| 释义 | bind (baɪnd ) Word forms: binds , binding , bound 1. verb If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common. It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together. [VERB noun with together] ...the social and political ties that bind the U.S.A. to Britain. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] ...a group of people bound together by shared language, culture, and beliefs. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: unite, join, link, consolidate 2. verb If you are bound by something such as a rule, agreement, or restriction, you are forced or required to act in a certain way. Employers are not bound by law to conduct equal pay reviews. [be VERB-ed + by] The authorities will be legally bound to arrest any suspects. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] There is a bottom deck though, so you're not bound to sit on top. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] The treaty binds them to respect their neighbour's independence. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Synonyms: oblige, make, force, require bound adjective The world of advertising is obviously less bound by convention than the world of banking. Few of them feel bound by any enduring loyalties. [+ by] Synonyms: compelled, obliged, forced, committed Synonyms: tied, fixed, secured, attached Synonyms: certain, sure, fated, doomed 3. verb If you bind something or someone, you tie rope, string, tape, or other material around them so that they are held firmly. Bind the ends of the cord together with thread. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] ...the red tape which was used to bind the files. [VERB noun] He said there were cases where prisoners were tightly bound, often for several days. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tie, unite, join, stick 4. verb When a book is bound, the pages are joined together and the cover is put on. Each volume is bound in bright-coloured cloth. [be VERB-ed + in] Their business came from a few big publishers, all of whose books they bound. [VERB noun] ...four immaculately bound hardbacks. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: trim, finish, edge, border -bound combining form ...leather-bound stamp albums. 5. verb If one chemical or particle is bound to another, it becomes attached to it or reacts with it to form a single particle or substance. [technical] Nobody understands why these three quarks in the proton are bound together. [be VERB-ed adverb/preposition] These may bind to receptor molecules on the surfaces of cells. [VERB preposition] These compounds bind with genetic material in the liver. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: fuse, join, stick, bond 6. verb In cookery, if you bind a mixture of food, you form it into a mass by mixing it with a sticky substance. Bind the mixture with the raw minced liver and cook for 3 minutes more. [VERB noun with noun] ...a divine mixture of vegetarian cheeses bound with egg. [VERB-ed] 7. singular noun [a NOUN] If you are in a bind, you are in a difficult situation, usually because you have to make a decision or a choice and whatever decision or choice you make will have unpleasant consequences. [informal] This puts the politicians in a bind as to what course to take. I'll advance you the money for it, here and now, just to help you out of a bind. 8. singular noun [a NOUN] If you say that something is a bind, you mean that it is unpleasant and boring to do. [British, informal] It is expensive to buy and a bind to carry home. Synonyms: nuisance, inconvenience, hassle [informal], drag [informal] 9. See also binding, bound1, double bind Phrasal verbs: bind over phrasal verb If someone is bound over by a court or a judge, they are given an order and must do as the order says for a particular period of time. [law] On many occasions demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace. They put us in a cell, and the next day some bumbling judge bound us over. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The judge refused even to bind over the woman. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: be in a double bind to be in a very difficult situation, because you have problems that cannot be solved easily or without causing more problems I was in a double bind. If I went, I knew I'd be frustrated by the lack of real communication. And if I didn't go, I'd be criticized. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bind a wound He managed to bind the wound up and reach a doctor, who sewed the wound up. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He bound the wounds and called a taxi to take him to accident and emergency. Times, Sunday Times A passing taxi driver saw him, stopped to bind his wounds with bandages from his first aid kit, thus saving his life, and called an ambulance. Times, Sunday Times She binds his wounds and sends him through the tunnels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The king gave him a handkerchief to bind his wounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are many external galaxies to our own, each a collection of stars, gas and dust bound together by gravity. The Sun (2013) Either two editions were produced one after another; or both at the same time and sheets from each edition were bound together in single volumes. GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003) He knew from experience about the frost that comes after sorrow, binding together what else must fall apart. THE ONLY GAME Or, worse still, cotton holds sway supported by an alliance of artificial fibres bound together in forced coalition. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They were bound together in perpetuity, his fate now in her hands. AMAGANSETT (2004) Translations: Chinese: 使结合 Japanese: 団結させる |
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