bind /baɪnd/ star2 CET4 TEM4 (binding,bound,binds)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common. 使结合

  例：

  It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together.

  是受迫害的记忆和威胁将他们紧紧联系在一起。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you are bound by something such as a rule, agreement, or restriction, you are forced or required to act in a certain way. 约束

  例：

  All pharmacists are bound by the society's rules of confidentiality.

  所有药剂师都受到保密性这一社会规则的约束。

• 3.  

  ADJ（形容词） bound 受约束的 [v-link ADJ 'by' n]

  例：

  The world of advertising is obviously less bound by convention than the world of banking.

  与银行业相比，广告业显然较少受常规的约束。

• 4.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you bind something or someone, you tie rope, string, tape, or other material around them so that they are held firmly. 捆绑

  例：

  Bind the ends of the cord together with thread.

  把细绳的两端用线系在一起。

• 5.  

  V-T（及物动词） When a book is bound, the pages are joined together and the cover is put on. 装订

  例：

  Each volume is bound in bright-coloured cloth.

  每一册都用颜色鲜亮的布料装订。