英语词汇“bind”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

bindbind1 /baɪnd/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle bound /baʊnd/)

ETYMOLOGYbind¹

Origin: Old English bindan

VERB TABLE

bind

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bind
	he, she, it	binds
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bound
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have bound
	he, she, it	has bound
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had bound
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bind
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have bound

Continuous Form
Present	I	am binding
	he, she, it	is binding
	you, we, they	are binding
Past	I, he, she, it	was binding
	you, we, they	were binding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been binding
	he, she, it	has been binding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been binding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be binding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been binding

COLLOCATIONS► bound and gagged

(=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth)

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