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bind1 /baɪnd/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle bound /baʊnd/)  1  TIE/FASTENtie/fasten 束/缚 [transitive] written a) TIEto tie someone so that they cannot move or escape 捆，绑 They bound my arms and legs with rope. 他们用绳子绑住我的手臂和腿。bound and gagged (=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth so you cannot speak) 被捆起来封住嘴 b) (also bind up)TIE to tie things firmly together with cloth or string 〔用布或带子〕束紧；捆扎 The pile of newspapers was bound with string. 这捆报纸用绳子扎着。2  UNITEform a connection 形成联系 [transitive]UNITE to form a strong emotional or economic connection between two people, countries etc 把…紧紧联系在一起；使关系密切 SYN unitebind somebody/something together Their shared experiences in war helped to bind the two communities together. 共同的战争经历使这两个团体紧密团结在一起。3  RESTRICTmake SB do STH 使某人做某事 [transitive]LIMIT if you are bound by an agreement, promise etc, you must do what you have agreed to do or promised to do 约束，迫使be bound by something The monks are bound by vows of silence. 僧侣们必须遵守保持缄默的誓言。be bound to do something Employees are not bound to give their reasons for leaving. 雇员辞职无须说明缘由。n Grammar Bind is usually passive in this meaning.4  STICK TOGETHERstick together 粘起来 [intransitive, transitive] technicalTOGETHER to stick together in a mass, or to make small pieces of something stick together （使）凝结；（使）黏合 The flour mixture isn’t wet enough to bind properly. 这面粉混合料没加够水，所以团不起来。bind with The hydrogen molecule binds with the oxygen molecule. 氢分子会和氧分子结合。5. BOOKbook 书 [transitive]TCN to fasten the pages of a book together and put them in a cover 装订 → bound2(9)6  STITCHstitch 缝 [transitive]TIMD to sew cloth over the edge of a piece of material, or stitch over it, to strengthen it 给…镶边，给…滚边 The edges of the blanket were bound with ribbon. 毯子的四边都用缎带滚了边。7 bind somebody over phrasal verb [usually passive] law SCL a) British English if someone is bound over by a court of law, they are warned that, if they cause more trouble, they will be legally punished 使具结保证 The demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace. 示威者被责令具结保证不再闹事。 b) American English if someone is bound over for trial, they are forced by law to appear in a court 使具保候审→ See Verb table

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bind• The hostages had been bound and gagged and left in a corner of the room.• It was like being bound hand and foot to a torturer's chair.• The snakes multiplied, swarming over her, binding her more tightly to the chair.• Wires upon wires wove around him, binding him to his amplifiers.• Use 2 tablespoons of water to bind the flour and butter mixture.• The treaty binds the two countries to reduce the number of nuclear weapons.• He was found bound to a chair, barely alive.• The hydrogen molecule binds with the oxygen molecule.bound and gagged• He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner, bound and gagged.• Time allowed 00:16 Read in studio Masked raiders have bound and gagged a shop manager before escaping with two thousand pounds cash.• Their bodies were weighted, bound and gagged, and dumped overboard.• Five of the occupants were bound and gagged by the robbers.• He bound and gagged me, held my arm, and we walked round the garden.• They bound and gagged two children and then forced one of them to take them to the money.• They were bound and gagged with masking tape.• Judge frees intruder who bound and gagged woman A KNIFE-wielding intruder who bound and gagged a woman walked free from court yesterday.bind somebody/something together• A common history binds people together.bind2 noun [singular] informal  1 DIFFICULTANNOYan annoying or difficult situation 窘境，困境 It’s a real bind having to look after the children. 要照顾这些孩子很烦人。in a bind Caroline was really in a bind. 卡罗琳遇到了很大的麻烦。

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bind• But the pragmatists are in a bind.• Caroline was really in a bind.• This is not necessarily liberating: it may just be a double bind.• Thus is the reporter put in a classic double bind.• To his credit, he did feel terrible about the bind I was in and he did as much as he could.• FastLynx takes the bind out of file transfer.in a bind• Clearly, telephone companies are in a bind.• But the pragmatists are in a bind.• In my particular case, the airline was caught in a bind.• This leaves Giuliani in a bind.• Policyholders are left in a bind.• Caroline was really in a bind.• We used seven twists in binding on the phylacteries.From Longman Business Dictionarybindbind /baɪnd/ verb (past tense and past participle bound /baʊnd/, present participle binding) [transitive]LAW if a legal agreement binds someone, it makes them promise to do somethingIf a person signs a document which contains contract terms, he or she is bound by those terms.bind somebody to do somethingthe agreement with industry that binds companies to reduce the weight of packaging→ See Verb tableOrigin bind1 Old English bindan

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bind¹ /baɪnd/ verb (past tense and past participle bound /baʊnd/)1.  TIE/FASTEN  [transitive] written
  a. to tie someone so that they cannot move or escape:
    They bound my arms and legs with rope.
    bound and gagged (=tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth so you cannot speak)
  b. (also bind up) to tie things firmly together with cloth or string:
    The pile of newspapers was bound with string.
2.  FORM A CONNECTION  [transitive] to form a strong emotional or economic connection between two people, countries etc
   SYN  unite
    bind somebody/something together
    Their shared experiences in war helped to bind the two communities together.
3.  MAKE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING  [transitive usually passive] if you are bound by an agreement, promise etc, you must do what you have agreed to do or promised to do:
    The monks are bound by vows of silence.
    bind somebody to do something
    Employees are not bound to give their reasons for leaving.
4.  STICK TOGETHER  [intransitive and transitive] technical to stick together in a mass, or to make small pieces of something stick together:
    The flour mixture isn’t wet enough to bind properly.
    bind with
    The hydrogen molecule binds with the oxygen molecule.
5.  BOOK  [transitive] to fasten the pages of a book together and put them in a cover ⇨ bound²(9)
6.  STITCH  [transitive] to sew cloth over the edge of a piece of material, or stitch over it, to strengthen it:
    The edges of the blanket were bound with ribbon.
     
bind somebody over phrasal verb [usually passive] law
  a. British English if someone is bound over by a court of law, they are warned that, if they cause more trouble, they will be legally punished:
    The demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace.
  b. American English if someone is bound over for trial, they are forced by law to appear in a court

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bind² noun [singular] informal
an annoying or difficult situation:
    It’s a real bind having to look after the children.
    in a bind
    Caroline was really in a bind.