单词 | bond |
释义 | bond (once / 211 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4n You and your best friend have a bond that allows you to trust each other with all your thoughts and secrets. A bond is a connection between two things. Bond can refer to a physical or emotional restraint as in a prisoner who might tear off his bonds and escape to freedom. If you are arrested, your parents will have to pay a bond to get you released from jail. If you don't show up to court, they will lose that money. A certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation is also called a bond. When you cash in the bond on a set date, you get your money back plus interest. In its meaning of "connection," bond can be used as a verb. Have you ever met someone and felt an instant connection? You can say that you bonded. WORD FAMILYbond: bondable, bonded, bonding, bonds+/bonding: bondings USAGE EXAMPLESThe gap between northern and southern European government bond spreads compressed. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) As European stocks climbed, a rally in risk appetite also pushed down the yields on lower-rated government bonds in the euro zone to multi-week lows. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Her allies were delighted that Trump raised the precedent of Ronald Reagan’s bond with Margaret Thatcher in his first phone call with May. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a connection that fastens things together Syn|Hypo|Hyper attachment ligament any connection or unifying bond binder, ligaturesomething used to tie or bind chaina series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament wireligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion an instrumentality that connects 2n the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition Syn|Hyper adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness stickiness the property of sticking to a surface 3n an electrical force linking atoms Syn|Hypo|Hyper chemical bond covalent bond a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule cross-link, cross-linkagea side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule hydrogen bonda chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond electrostatic bond, electrovalent bond, ionic bonda chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion metallic bonda chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs peptide bond, peptide linkagethe primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide double bonda covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms coordinate bond, dative bonda covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms attraction, attractive force the force by which one object attracts another 4n a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them Syn|Hypo|Hyper alliance silver cord the emotional bond between a mother and her offspring connectedness, connection, connexion a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) 5n a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) Syn|Hypo|Hyper hamper, shackle, trammel ball and chain heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain fetter, hobblea shackle for the ankles or feet cuff, handcuff, handlock, manacleshackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs chains, ironsmetal shackles; for hands or legs constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion 6v stick to firmly Syn|Hypo|Hyper adhere, bind, hold fast, stick, stick to adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation bind form a chemical bond with ligatebind chemically attach become attached 7v bring together in a common cause or emotion Syn|Hyper bring together, draw together unify, unite bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation 8v create social or emotional ties 2The grandparents want to bond with the child Syn|Hypo|Hyper attach, bind, tie fixate attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way befriendbecome friends with chum up, pal, pal upbecome friends; act friendly towards relate have or establish a relationship to 1n a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal Syn|Hypo|Hyper bond certificate bond issue bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity convertible bonda bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions corporate bonda bond issued by a corporation; carries no claim to ownership and pays no dividends but payments to bondholders have priority over payments to stockholders bearer bond, coupon bonda bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments government bonda bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world high-yield bond, junk bonda (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit municipal bonda bond issued by a state or local government noncallable bonda bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity) performance bond, surety bonda bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance post-obit bonda bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion registered bonda bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner revenue bonda bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond secured bonda bond that is back by collateral debenture, debenture bond, unsecured bondthe ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future zero coupon bond, zero-coupon bonda bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security Premium Bonda government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries savings bondnon-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made utility bond, utility revenue bonda bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services Treasury, Treasury obligationsnegotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation a written promise to repay a debt certificate, securitya formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends 2v issue bonds on 3Hyper mortgage put up as security or collateral n (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial 4a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman Syn|Hyper bail, bail bond recognisance, recognizance (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited n a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents Syn|Hyper bond paper writing paper paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts Bond (once / 1518 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Bond: Bonds USAGE EXAMPLESHow many other writers will continue to see it the way Wittenmyer does will determine whether Bonds and Clemens finally get in. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) It "reached new heights of action and emotion", according to The Guardian's Mark Lawson, who saw parallels between Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) So, I often pretended to be Spider-Man or Sherlock Holmes or even James Bond. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 n United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) 2Syn|Exp Julian Bond civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups n British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming Syn|Exp James Bond character, fictional character, fictitious character an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) |
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