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

单词	bind
释义	bind —bindable, adj. /buynd/, v. , bound, binding, n. v.t. 1. to fasten or secure with a band or bond. 2. to encircle with a band or ligature: She bound her hair with a ribbon. 3. to swathe or bandage (often fol. by up): to bind up one's wounds. 4. to fasten around; fix in place by girding: They bound his hands behind him. 5. to tie up (anything, as sheaves of grain). 6. to cause to cohere: Ice bound the soil. 7. to unite by any legal or moral tie: to be bound by a contract. 8. to hold to a particular state, place, employment, etc.: Business kept him bound to the city. 9. to place under obligation or compulsion (usually used passively): We are bound by good sense to obey the country's laws. 10. Law. to put under legal obligation, as to keep the peace or appear as a witness (often fol. by over): This action binds them to keep the peace. He was bound over to the grand jury. 11. to make compulsory or obligatory: to bind the order with a deposit. 12. to fasten or secure within a cover, as a book: They will bind the new book in leather. 13. to cover the edge of, as for protection or ornament: to bind a carpet. 14. (of clothing) to chafe or restrict (the wearer): This shirt binds me under the arms. 15. Med. to hinder or restrain (the bowels) from their natural operations; constipate. 16. to indenture as an apprentice (often fol. by out): In his youth his father bound him to a blacksmith. v.i. 17. to become compact or solid; cohere. 18. to be obligatory: an obligation that binds. 19. to chafe or restrict, as poorly fitting garments: This jacket binds through the shoulders. 20. to stick fast, as a drill in a hole. 21. Falconry. (of a hawk) to grapple or grasp prey firmly in flight. 22. bind off, Textiles. to loop (one stitch) over another in making an edge on knitted fabric. n. 23. the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound. 24. something that binds. 25. Music. a tie, slur, or brace. 26. Falconry. the act of binding. 27. Informal. a difficult situation or predicament: This schedule has us in a bind. [bef. 1000; ME binden (v.), OE bindan; c. OHG bintan, ON binda, Goth bindan, Skt bandhati (he) binds] Syn. 1. gird, attach, tie. 2. confine, restrain. 9. engage, oblige, obligate. Ant. 1. untie.
随便看	Bohr theory bohunk Boiardo Boieldieu boil boilable Boileau-Despréaux boiled boiled dinner boiled dressing boiled oil boiled shirt boiled sweet boiler boiler horsepower boilermaker boilerplate boiler room boiler suit boil-in-bag boiling boiling point pistachio pistachio green pistareen

英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。