bind
verb uk/baɪnd/ us/baɪnd/ bound | bound
C2 [ T ]捆绑；捆扎
to tie something tightly or to fasten something
They bound the packages with brightly coloured ribbon. 他们用鲜艳的彩带把包裹扎了起来。
Bind together the two broken ends. 把断了的两头连起来。
The prisoner was bound hand and foot. 那名囚犯被绑住了手脚。
C2 [ T ]使团结；使联合
to unite people
The things that bind them together are greater than their differences. 将他们团结在一起的力量胜过他们的分歧。
[ T ] (also bind up)包扎
To bind a part of the body, especially a part that is damaged, is to tie something around it.
He had already bound the child's arm when I arrived. 当我到达时，他已经把孩子的手臂包扎好了。
[ T ]给…镶边;缝牢…的边
to sew or stick material along the edges of something such as a jacket, in order to make it stronger or to decorate it
[ T ]装订（书籍）;把…装订成册
to make separate pieces of paper into a book
There are several different ways to bind a book, for example you can stitch or stick the pages together. 装订书籍的方法有几种，比如你可以将书页缝在一起或粘在一起。
See also: bookbinding (bookbinder)
[ I or T ]（使）粘合;（使）凝结
When an egg or water is used, especially in cooking, to bind something, it provides a way of making everything stick together in a solid mass.
The mixture wouldn't bind (together). 这种混合物不会凝结。
- More examples
- He had been bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days.
- We tore up some material and bound up the wound as tight as we could.
- All 15 of the republics are in some ways loosening the ties that bind them to Moscow.
- The manuscript has been bound in gold and silver and encrusted with jewels.
- Graham found a length of frayed rope and used it to bind the man's hands and legs.
Phrasal verb
bind someone to something 使…保证；迫使…遵守约定
to force someone to keep a promise
His sister had been bound to secrecy. 他妹妹被迫承诺保守秘密。
We are bound to the original contract. 我们都得遵守原始合同。
bind
noun [ S ] informal uk/baɪnd/ us/baɪnd/
困境
a difficult or annoying situation in which you are prevented from acting as you might like
Having to visit her every week is a terrible bind. 每周都得拜访她真令人难受。
Borrowing money may put you in a real bind. 借钱可能会让你真正陷入困境。