bond

Word family  noun bond bonding verb bond

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bond1 /bɒnd $ bɑːnd/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable]  1  money 钱BFS an official document promising that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed, often with interest 债券；公债 My father put all his money into stock market bonds. 我父亲把他所有的钱都投在上市债券上。 furious trading on the bond market 债券市场疯狂的交易 → see also junk bond, premium bond, savings bond →5 see picture at 见图 junk bond2  relationship 关系RELATIONSHIP something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea 〔两个或更多人或团体之间的〕纽带，联系，契合，关系 → tiebond between the emotional bond between mother and child 母亲和孩子之间的感情纽带bond with the United States’ special bond with Britain 美国和英国之间的特殊关系bond of lifelong bonds of friendship 终生的友谊纽带3  bonds [plural] literary something that limits your freedom and prevents you from doing what you want 枷锁，桎梏，羁绊bonds of the bonds of fear and guilt 恐惧和内疚的枷锁4  with glue 用胶水STICK the way in which two surfaces become attached to each other using glue 结合，黏合 Use a glue gun to form a strong bond on wood or china. 用喷胶枪使木头或瓷器牢固地黏合起来。5  HCchemistry 化学 technical the chemical force that holds atoms together in a molecule 键 In each methane molecule there are four CH bonds. 每个甲烷分子中有四个碳氢键。6. SCLwritten agreement 书面协议 a written agreement to do something, that makes you legally responsible for doing it 契约，盟约 → contract7. my word is my bond formalPROMISE used to say that you will definitely do what you have promised 我的诺言就是契约，我言出必行8. in/out of bond PET technical in or out of a bonded warehouse 〔进口货物〕存入关栈中以待完税/已完税出关n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or ideaadjectivesa close/strong bondA strong bond had developed between them.a common bond (=one that people share)They shared a common bond – a love of literature.a special bondThere was a special bond between him and his mother.an emotional bondAs soon as we met we felt an emotional bond.verbsform/forge a bond (=make a bond)Frequently horses form a strong bond with their riders.have a bondTwins often have a very close bond.feel a bondThe people of the island feel a strong bond with each other.strengthen a bondSharing experiences strengthens bonds with friends.break/destroy a bondHe didn’t want to do anything to break the bond between them.a bond develops (=a bond of friendship developed between them)Over six months of working together, a close bond developed.

Examples from the Corpus

bond• Because bond strengths may differ along the various crystallographic axes, hardness may also vary slightly in direction.• It's almost inevitable that the client will form a very close bond with the therapist.• Over the years the two men had developed deep bonds of friendship.• Glu115 also forms hydrogen bonds to His118 and to Asp84, and Glu238 hydrogen-bonds to Glu204.• My word is my bond.• He felt a peculiar bond with these men and women, though most of them he barely knew.• The mountain community is held together by deep historical and religious bonds.• Obon is for closing off unfinished business, for restoring bonds, for healing and remembering.• U.S. savings bonds• She was sharp-eyed and even sharper of tongue, but the bond of affection between them was unbreakable.• The rate of interest on the bonds is quoted net of basic rate tax.• These can be minimised by writing the bond under a suitable trust provided by the insurance company.• The bond between mother and child is extremely strong.• the bond marketbond of• the bonds of slaverybond2 AWL verb  1  [intransitive]STICK if two things bond with each other, they become firmly fixed together, especially after they have been joined with glue 〔尤指用过胶水后〕黏合 It takes less than ten minutes for the two surfaces to bond. 用不了十分钟两个表面就会黏合起来。2  [intransitive]RELATIONSHIP to develop a special relationship with someone 〔与某人〕培养一种特殊的关系 → bondingbond with Time must be given for the mother to bond with her baby. 母婴之间必须通过时间来培养亲情。3. [transitive]PET technical to keep goods in a bonded warehouse 把〔货物〕存入关栈[保税仓库]中→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

bond• Teammates who were strangers before the party are instantly bonded, and victory is celebrated with fists-in-the-air exaltation.• And if so, what would that tell about the way the carbon skeleton is bonded together?From Longman Business Dictionarybondbond /bɒndbɑːnd/ noun [countable]1FINANCE an amount of money borrowed by a government or an organization. The government or organization produces a document promising that it will pay back the money that it has borrowed, usually with interest. The document, which can be bought and sold, is also called a bondMany investors switched out of shares into bonds yesterday. → see also Premium Bond → active bond → baby bond → bearer bond → bellwether bond → bulldog bond → callable bond → called bond → convertible bond → corporate bond → Eurodollar bond → foreign bond → government bond → guaranteed income bond → guaranty bond → income bond → indexed bond → junk bond → mortgage bond → municipal bond → par bond → registered bond → Samurai bond → savings bond → stabilized bond → sterling bond → super sinker bond → sushi bond → Treasury bond → Yankee bond → yearling bond → zero-coupon bond2LAW a contract in which someone agrees to pay a sum of money if they do not do something they have promised to doImporters of Mexican cement must post bonds (=leave money with a court) to cover penalties that may apply later. → appeal bond → bail bond → bid bond → contract bond → indemnity bond → performance bond → surety bond3in bondTAXCOMMERCE if imported goods are in bond, they are kept in a BONDED WAREHOUSE until tax has been paid on them → customs bond4INSURANCE used to talk about certain types of insurance contract → commercial blanket bond → completion bond → fidelity bondOrigin bond1 (1200-1300) Old Norse band

bond1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1bond2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese  

that official or Business promising an Corpus a document government

Bond
Bond, James
a character in the novels by Ian Fleming. James Bond is a brave attractive secret agent who works for the British government and is sometimes called ‘007’. Many of the James Bond stories have been made into popular films that involve a lot of dangerous and exciting scenes, beautiful women, and special secret equipment for attacking people, sending messages etc. When James Bond introduces himself to people, he often says ‘The name’s Bond, James Bond’. ⇨ Connery, Sean

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bond¹ AC /bɒnd $ bɑːnd/ noun [countable]1.  MONEY an official document promising that a government or company will pay back money that it has borrowed, often with interest:
    My father put all his money into stock market bonds.
    furious trading on the bond market ⇨ junk bond, premium bond, savings bond
2.  RELATIONSHIP something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea ⇨ tie
    bond between
    the emotional bond between mother and child
    bond with
    the United States’ special bond with Britain
    bond of
    lifelong bonds of friendship
3. bonds [plural] literary something that limits your freedom and prevents you from doing what you want
    bonds of
    the bonds of fear and guilt
4.  WITH GLUE the way in which two surfaces become attached to each other using glue:
    Use a glue gun to form a strong bond on wood or china.
5.  CHEMISTRY technical the chemical force that holds atoms together in a molecule:
    In each methane molecule there are four CH bonds.
6.  WRITTEN AGREEMENT a written agreement to do something, that makes you legally responsible for doing it ⇨ contract
7. my word is my bond formal used to say that you will definitely do what you have promised
8. in/out of bond technical in or out of a bonded warehouse
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ adjectives
   ▪ a close/strong bond A strong bond had developed between them.
   ▪ a common bond (=one that people share) They shared a common bond – a love of literature.
   ▪ a special bond There was a special bond between him and his mother.
   ▪ an emotional bond As soon as we met we felt an emotional bond.
■ verbs
   ▪ form/forge a bond (=make a bond) Frequently horses form a strong bond with their riders.
   ▪ have a bond Twins often have a very close bond.
   ▪ feel a bond The people of the island feel a strong bond with each other.
   ▪ strengthen a bond Sharing experiences strengthens bonds with friends.
   ▪ break/destroy a bond He didn’t want to do anything to break the bond between them.
   ▪ a bond develops (=a bond of friendship developed between them) Over six months of working together, a close bond developed.

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bond² AC verb1. [intransitive] if two things bond with each other, they become firmly fixed together, especially after they have been joined with glue:
    It takes less than ten minutes for the two surfaces to bond.
2. [intransitive] to develop a special relationship with someone ⇨ bonding
    bond with
    Time must be given for the mother to bond with her baby.
3. [transitive] technical to keep goods in a bonded warehouse