单词 | bound |
释义 | bound (once / 39 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj 4adj 5nv 6vn To bound is to jump or hop — usually as you run. Bound can also mean to go or to plan to go, especially to a certain destination, as in being bound for New York or homeward-bound. Superman can "leap tall buildings in a single bound," but the word bound is usually about boundaries. When you're playing soccer or football, the ball goes "out of bounds." Someone can also be bound with rope — tied up. Commitments are another kind of tie. When you get married, you're bound to your partner. If you make a promise, you're bound to your word. On a less pleasant note, if you're constipated, you're bound up. WORD FAMILYbound: boundary, bounded, bounder, bounding, boundingly, boundless, bounds, inbound, rebound, unbound+/boundary: boundaries/bounded: boundedness, unbounded/bounder: bounderish, bounders/boundless: boundlessly, boundlessness/rebound: rebounded, rebounding, rebounds/unbound: unboundedly/unbounded: unboundedness USAGE EXAMPLESThe slip roads east and west bound at junction 24 of the M62 remain closed. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) “You really understand the full bounds of the problem.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Most of the students are bound for U.S. universities, Relacion said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj confined by bonds bound and gagged hostages Syn|Ant chained, enchained bound with chains fettered, shackledbound by chains fastened around the ankles furled, rolledrolled up and secured pinionedbound fast especially having the arms restrained tetheredconfined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain tied, trussedbound or secured closely wiredtied or bound with wire unfreehampered and not free; not able to act at will unbound not restrained or tied down by bonds unchained, unfettered, unshackled, untiednot bound by shackles and chains untetherednot confined or restricted with a tether freeable to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint 2adj secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form bound volumes leather- bound volumes Syn|Ant brassbound having trim or fittings of brass casedenclosed in a case half-bound(of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another paperback, paperbacked(of books) having a flexible binding well-bound(of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding unbound not secured within a cover looseleafbeing or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged 3adj held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union Syn|Ant conjugate, conjugated of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond conjugate, conjugatedformed by the union of two compounds free unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion liberated(of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination unboundnot held in chemical or physical combination 4adj covered or wrapped with a bandage an injury bound in fresh gauze Syn bandaged treated given medical care or treatment 5adj bound by an oath a bound official Syn sworn bound by or stated on oath 6adj bound by contract 2Syn apprenticed, articled, indentured unfree hampered and not free; not able to act at will adj (usually followed by `to') governed by fate 3bound to happen Syn destined certain, sure certain to occur; destined or inevitable adj headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' 4children bound for school Syn destined orientated, oriented adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination adj confined in the bowels 5he is bound in the belly Syn constipated have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels 1n the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper boundary, bounds Rubicon the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war Mohorovicic discontinuitythe boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle Green Linethe border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence Line of Controla 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan Mason and Dixon's linethe boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War Triple Frontierthe border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups hairline the natural margin formed by hair on the head frontieran international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary heliopausethe boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, metea line that indicates a boundary bourn, bournean archaic term for a boundary district linethe boundary between two districts county linethe boundary between two counties city linethe boundary of a city border, edgethe boundary of a surface enda boundary marking the extremities of something demarcation, demarcation line, limitthe boundary of a specific area lineation, outlinethe line that appears to bound an object surfacethe extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object shorelinea boundary line between land and water edgethe outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something interface(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) hard palatethe bony part of the roof of the mouth palate, roof of the mouththe upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities face, sidea surface forming part of the outside of an object circuit, circumferencethe boundary line encompassing an area or object fence linea boundary line created by a fence property linethe boundary line between two pieces of property state boundary, state linethe boundary between two states brinkthe edge of a steep place celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkinthe apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected city limit, city limitsthe limits of the area occupied by a city or town endthe surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object inside, interiorthe inner or enclosed surface of something limb(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet upper limitthe limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something lower limitthe limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something coastlinethe outline of a coast silhouettean outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) exterior, outsidethe outer side or surface of something skylinethe outline of objects seen against the sky substrate, substratuma surface on which an organism grows or is attached three-mile limitthe limit of a nation's territorial waters wave front, wavefront(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium photospherethe intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) extremity the outermost or farthest region or point 2n a line determining the limits of an area Syn|Hypo|Hyper boundary, edge rim the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object border, margin, perimeterthe boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary fringe, outer boundary, peripherythe outside boundary or surface of something brink, threshold, vergea region marking a boundary upper bound(mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set lower bound(mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set thalwegthe middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states lipeither the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell line a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point 3n the greatest possible degree of something what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper boundary, limit knife-edge a narrow boundary absoluteness, starkness, utternessthe quality of being complete or utter or extreme heat barrier, thermal barriera limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating level best, maximum, utmost, uttermostthe greatest possible degree brink, vergethe limit beyond which something happens or changes extent the distance or area or volume over which something extends 4v form the boundary of; be contiguous to Syn|Hypo|Hyper border skirt form the edge of vergeborder on; come close to shoreserve as a shore to confine, enclose, hold in close in; darkness enclosed him" 5v place limits on (extent or access) 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel reduce, tighten narrow or limit tielimit or restrict to gaterestrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the linereasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) mark off, mark outset boundaries to and delimit harness, rein, rulekeep in check baffle, regulatecheck the emission of (sound) cramp, halter, hamper, strangleprevent the progress or free movement of constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten uprestrict clamp down, crack downrepress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) inhibitlimit the range or extent of constrain, cumber, encumber, restrainhold back bridleput a bridle on curbkeep to the curb clogimpede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 1v move forward by leaps and bounds The horse bounded across the meadow Syn|Hypo|Hyper jump, leap, spring pronk jump straight up bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hopspring back; spring away from an impact burstmove suddenly, energetically, or violently bounceleap suddenly caprioleperform a capriole, of horses in dressage galumphmove around heavily and clumsily ski jumpjump on skis saltateleap or skip, often in dancing vaultbound vigorously leapfrogjump across overleap, vaultjump across or leap over (an obstacle) curvetperform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse hop, hop-skip, skipjump lightly caperjump about playfully hopmake a jump forward or upward kick, kick back, recoilspring back, as from a forceful thrust bound off, skipbound off one point after another caromrebound after hitting hurdlejump a hurdle move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v spring back; spring away from an impact Syn|Hypo|Hyper bounce, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop kick, kick back, recoil spring back, as from a forceful thrust bound off, skipbound off one point after another caromrebound after hitting jump, leap, spring move forward by leaps and bounds 3n a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards Syn|Hypo|Hyper bounce, leap, leaping, saltation, spring caper, capriole a playful leap or hop pouncethe act of pouncing jump, jumping the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground |
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