| 单词 | bound |
| 释义 | 1. be bound2. other uses bound (baʊnd ) be bound 1. Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind. 2. phrase B2 If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists. There are bound to be price increases next year. If you are topless in a public place, this sort of thing is bound to happen. 3. phrase B2 If you say that something is bound to happen or be true, you feel confident and certain of it, although you have no definite knowledge or evidence. [spoken] I'll show it to Benjamin. He's bound to know. We'll have more than one child, and one of them's bound to be a boy. 4. adjective If one person, thing, or situation is bound to another, they are closely associated with each other, and it is difficult for them to be separated or to escape from each other. We are as tightly bound to the people we dislike as to the people we love. [+ to] Economic growth is still bound to the issues of poverty, social justice and conservation. 5. adjective If a vehicle or person is bound for a particular place, they are travelling towards it. The ship was bound for Italy. [+ for] ...a Russian plane bound for Berlin. [+ for] Synonyms: going to, travelling to, flying to, on its way to -bound is also a combining form. ...a Texas-bound oil freighter. ...homeward-bound commuters. 6. I am bound to say phrase [PHRASE that] You can say 'I am bound to say' to introduce a statement expressing something that you find undesirable or unexpected. [formal] 7. bound up in phrase If something is bound up in a particular form or place, it is fixed in that form or contained in that place. He does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in shares. They'd have a lot of hydrogen sulfide gas bound up in their cells. 8. bound up in/with phrase If one thing is bound up with or in another, they are closely connected with each other, and it is difficult to consider the two things separately. My fate was bound up with hers. Loss is inextricably bound up with a change in our identity. Their interests were completely bound up in their careers. 9. See also bind over bound (baʊnd ) Word forms: bounds , bounding , bounded 1. plural noun [usu within/beyond N] Bounds are limits which normally restrict what can happen or what people can do. Changes in temperature occur slowly and are constrained within relatively tight bounds. ...a forceful personality willing to go beyond the bounds of convention. [+ of] ...the bounds of good taste. [+ of] 2. verb If an area of land is bounded by something, that thing is situated around its edge. The area is bounded by Oxford Street to the north and Leicester Square to the south. [be VERB-ed + by] ...the trees that bounded the car park. [VERB noun] ...the park, bounded by two busy main roads and a huge housing estate. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: surround, confine, enclose, terminate 3. passive verb If someone's life or situation is bounded by certain things, those are its most important aspects and it is limited or restricted by them. Our lives are bounded by work, family and television. [be VERB-ed + by] Synonyms: limit, fix, define, restrict 4. verb If a person or animal bounds in a particular direction, they move quickly with large steps or jumps. He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door. [VERB preposition/adverb] The dog came bounding back with the stick for Richard to throw again. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: leap, bob, spring, jump 5. countable noun [usually singular] A bound is a long or high jump. [literary] She leaps in one bound onto her pony's back for a speedy canter around the ring. With one bound Jack was free. Synonyms: leap, bob, spring, jump 6. verb If the quantity or performance of something bounds ahead, it increases or improves quickly and suddenly. The shares bounded ahead a further 11p to 311p. [VERB adverb] The economy isn't bounding back as fast as people expected. [VERB adverb] 7. to know no bounds phrase If you say that a feeling or quality knows no bounds, you are emphasizing that it is very strong or intense. [emphasis] The passion of Argentinian football fans knows no bounds. 8. out of bounds phrase If a place is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there. For the last few days the area has been out of bounds to foreign journalists. Synonyms: forbidden, barred, banned, not allowed 9. out of bounds phrase If something is out of bounds, people are not allowed to do it, use it, see it, or know about it. The subject is out of bounds today. 10. leaps and bounds phrase You can use in leaps and bounds or by leaps and bounds to emphasize that someone or something is improving or increasing quickly and greatly. [emphasis] He's improved in leaps and bounds this season. The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds. -bound (-baʊnd ) other uses 1. combining form -bound combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe a person who finds it impossible or very difficult to leave the specified place. I'm pretty desk-bound, which is very frustrating. 2. combining form -bound combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe a place that is greatly affected by the specified type of weather. Three people were hurt in a 12-car pile up on a fog-bound motorway yesterday. ...a glimmer of sun on a frost-bound field. 3. combining form -bound combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe something or someone that is prevented from working properly or is badly affected by the specified situation. [written] ...a tradition-bound university. ...a strike-bound factory. 4. See also bound1 [sense 5], duty-bound, muscle-bound Idioms: be bound hand and foot by something to not be able to act freely or do what you want because something prevents you These people are still bound hand and foot by tradition. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bind tightly Also, to bind tightly with cords. Times, Sunday Times These ionic forms have a high chemical affinity for the surfaces of most sediment particles, meaning they bind tightly to their surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the activated state, integrins bind tightly to complementary receptors expressed on endothelial cells, with high affinity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were bound tightly with plastic handcuffs. The Sun Administered systemically, the new peptide bound tightly and almost totally halted tumor growth. The Scientist As expected, prices in the capital bounded ahead over the year, rising by 12.1%. Times, Sunday Times Trends in lawnmowing are bounding ahead as more gardeners turn to home-bred wallabies to keep their paddocks in trim. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday the stock bounded ahead by another 13 ½ p to leave it at 690p. Times, Sunday Times But the shares, up 7½p last night at 562¾p, have bounded ahead from 425p a year ago and, on about 14.5 times this year's earnings, are probably due a rest. Times, Sunday Times Surely things can't be that bad if jewellers are expanding and hotel refurbishments are bounding ahead? Times, Sunday Times A particularly finely bound copy changed hands in 2016 for $3.7 million, making it the most expensive science book sold at auction. Times,Sunday Times He's been waiting for a bound copy. Times, Sunday Times It contains their archives, including bound copies of old editions, a photographic library and other items such as diaries, letters and notebooks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Potter was pleased with the bound copies she received. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bound copies from 1871 to 1921 can be found in the periodicals section of the library. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are plenty out there, one notes, including a 'library-style urn' in the form of a leather bound volume, with the cat's name on the spine. Times, Sunday Times We can all photocopy pages, but nothing will replace the look and feel of a professionally printed and bound volume. Globe and Mail Since 1999 his commentary has been collected and published in an annual bound volume each winter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are three stitch holes in the left-hand margin of the vellum, indicating that the leaf was once in a bound volume. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The anime spans the first two bound volumes, and nearly half of the third bound volume. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fans are entitled to give players all the stick in the world as long as it's within the bounds of decency. Times, Sunday Times Reviewers of books in these pages are free to say what they please, so long as they write elegantly and within the bounds of decency. The Times Literary Supplement The code regulated how performers should dress and move to be within the bounds of decency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Such a decline has not been seen in the postwar era, although the institute conceded that this was 'not beyond the bounds of possibility'. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that the whole thing could have gone up in smoke in front of our horrified eyes. Times, Sunday Times It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that something like that could happen. The Sun Even after this month's decision to print an extra 75 billion of electronic money, a double-dip recession remained 'within the bounds of possibility'. Times, Sunday Times Don't be afraid to push the bounds of possibility and you'll make significant progress at work. The Sun He was also someone who regularly overstepped the bounds of what was socially acceptable with what he said. Times, Sunday Times But he also was careful not to overstep his bounds. Globe and Mail We don't want to overstep the bounds of our authority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Occasionally he would overstep his bounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He overstepped his bounds and was fired. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And he pushes the bounds of tonality to the limit. Times, Sunday Times A memoir writer must be given licence, but for me this pushes the bounds too far. Times, Sunday Times Maybe, to push the bounds of credulity, some of my articles and speeches have made a difference to the world of education. Times, Sunday Times Be willing to take chances and ready to push the bounds of credibility, especially when it comes to getting your ideas out there. The Sun Don't be afraid to push the bounds of possibility and you'll make significant progress at work. The Sun Everyone realises adverts help keep the price of our daily paper within reasonable bounds but this transposition was unflattering to say the least. Times, Sunday Times The exercise of powers to interfere with home and private life had to be confined within reasonable bounds to minimise its impact on the personal life of the individual. Times, Sunday Times I don't feed them, and only prune out some of the old wood to keep them within reasonable bounds when they become unruly. Times, Sunday Times They are interpreted restrictively, confining them within reasonable bounds to the extent that this can be done without straining the clear meaning of a clause. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To explain fully or adequately how the defendants were at fault would carry this opinion beyond reasonable bounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a single bound, it will take its place at the top of many must-see lists. Times, Sunday Times From mast sharing to egg chasing in a single bound ... Times, Sunday Times This could mean that he was superb, able to leap tall diagnostic buildings at a single bound. Times, Sunday Times Some are able to spring nearly 100 times their body length in a single bound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You gain super powers that allow you, among other things, to leap over buildings in a single bound, making travelling around the city a joy in itself. Times, Sunday Times |
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