bound
adjective uk/baʊnd/ us/baʊnd/
(CERTAIN)
B2 [ after verb ]肯定的;极有可能的;必然的;注定了的
certain or extremely likely to happen
[ + to infinitive ] You're bound to forget people's names occasionally. 你肯定会偶尔忘记别人的名字。
You're bound to feel nervous about your interview. 面试时你很可能会感到紧张。
These two young musicians are bound for international success (= are certain to be successful). 这两位年轻的音乐家一定会蜚声国际。
be bound and determinedUS 一定要
to be seriously intending to do something
They are bound and determined to build their own house someday. 他们坚信总有一天他们会盖起自己的房子。
I'll be boundUK old-fashioned 我敢肯定，我敢保证
I am certain
He's in the pub, I'll be bound. 我敢肯定他在酒吧。
(FORCED)
[ after verb, + , to, infinitive ]受束缚的，受约束的；（法律或道德上）有义务的
having a moral or legal duty to do something
The company is bound by a special agreement to involve the union in important decisions. 公司受一项特殊协定的约束，须请工会参与重大决策。
She feels (duty)-bound to tell him everything. 她觉得自己有义务告诉他一切。
(FASTENED)
（用绳、线等）捆住的，绑住的
tied with rope, cord, string, etc.
We found the girl bound and gagged. 我们发现女孩被绑住了，嘴也堵上了。
（书籍）有封皮的
(of a book) having a cover made of paper, leather, or other material
The book was bound in shiny green leather. 该书是用闪亮的绿皮面装帧的。
(DIRECTION)
C1 [ after verb ]去…的;准备前往…的;开往…的
going to
She was on a plane bound for Moscow when she got sick. 她在前往莫斯科的飞机上突然生病了。
bound
verb uk/baʊnd/ us/baʊnd/
(JUMP)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]跳跃;跳动;跳跃着前进
to move quickly with large jumping movements
(BORDER)
[ T usually passive ]形成…的疆界；成为…的界线
to mark or form the limits of
The town is bounded on one side by a river. 村庄的一边以一条河为界。
(TIE)
（bind的过去式及过去分词）
past simple and past participle of bind
bound
noun uk/baʊnd/ us/baʊnd/
(JUMP)
[ C ]跳跃;跳动
a quick, long jump
With one bound the dog was over the fence. 那条狗一下就跃过了篱笆。
(LIMIT)
bounds[ plural ] （法律或社会的）界限;限制;限定区域
legal or social limits
The committee felt that newspaper coverage of the murder went beyond reasonable bounds. 委员会觉得报纸对谋杀案的报道超出了正常的范围。
What you did was beyond/outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour. 你的所作所为令人无法接受。
His desire for political power apparently knows no bounds (= seems to be unlimited). 他对政治权力的欲望显然没有止境。
Idiom
out of boundsidiom （某地）禁止入内
If an area is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there.
sports mainly US（球）在界外，在球场边线之外
If the ball is out of bounds, it is not within the playing area.