| 释义 |
bind /baɪnd/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (bound /baʊnd/)
❶ vt.
1. 捆绑；捆扎
They bound his hands. 他们把他的双手绑了起来。
bind sb. to a pillar 把某人绑在柱上
bind sth. on with rope 用绳把某物捆扎上
bind the cut wheat into sheaves 把割下的小麦扎成一捆一捆
2. 束，系；围裹
She bound (up) her hair with a ribbon. 她用丝带束住头发。
A broad sash bound her waist. 一根阔腰带围在她的腰上。
My grandmother's feet had been bound when she was a child. 我的祖母幼年曾缠脚。
3. 束缚
be bound by convention 受习俗的束缚
The young scientist felt bound down by a lot of useless and confusing rules. 这位青年科学家感到有许多无用而又引起思想混乱的法则束缚他的手脚。
Business kept him bound to the city. 事务把他束缚在城里。
a desk-bound executive 终日伏案工作的行政人员
4. 用绷带包扎
bind (up) a wound 包扎创口
5. 把…绕在周围，把…缠上(about, round, on)
bind a belt round one's waist 把腰带束在腰上
a statue of a poet, laurel bound about the head 头戴桂冠的诗人塑像
6. 使粘合
Egg binds fat and flour. 蛋能把脂肪和面粉粘合在一起。
Ice bound the soil. 冰使土壤冻结。
7. 使连接
A jewelled pin bound the ends of her scarf. 一枚嵌有宝石的饰针把她头巾的两头别在一起。
8. 使结合，使关系密切；使依恋
Commerce binds the two countries together. 商务使这两个国家结合在一起。
We are bound to him by gratitude. 感激之情使我们和他关系密切。
Her maternal love binds her to her home. 她的母爱使她对家恋恋不舍。
9. (冰、雪等)阻挡
a traffic-bound taxi 因交通拥挤而受阻的出租车
The plane was fog-bound. 飞机因雾不能起飞。
10. 使便秘；使(肠道)秘结
Some kinds of food bind the bowels. 有些食物会引起便秘。
11. (用铁、滚边料等)给…镶边
bind the cuffs of a jacket with leather 用皮革给茄克衫的袖口滚边
12. 装订(书籍)；把…装订成册
bind up two books into one volume 把两本书装订成一册
bind loose pages into a book 把散页装订成书
a book bound in leather 皮面装帧的书
13. 使(交易、契约等)定局
bind the order with a deposit 付定钱订货
14. 约束；使作出保证；【律】使受合同(或法律)约束；使负法律义务(或责任)
bind oneself with an oath 以誓言约束自己
I am bound by my promise. 我得遵守诺言。
bind oneself to do sth. 承诺做某事
The court's decision binds them to pay the fine. 根据法院的判决，他们必须缴付罚款。
15. 以师徒契约约束，订立契约使…做学徒 (out, over)
He was bound out to the tailor for one year. 根据契约他拜裁缝为师学艺一年。
bind sb. out to be a carpenter 订立师徒契约命某人学做木匠
16. 使(保险单)生效
17. 〈俚〉使厌倦，使厌烦
Voyages are binding things. 船海够枯燥的。
He binds you stiff. 他这人叫人厌烦透顶。
❷ vi.
1. (雪等)凝结；变坚实，变硬；粘合
Clay binds when it is baked. 粘土烘干后变硬。
This flour mixture isn't wet enough to bind. 这种和有面粉的东西不够湿润，粘合不起来。
2. 具有约束力
a promise that binds 必须履行的诺言
3. (不合身的衣服等)使人活动不方便；(门窗等)被轧住
This jacket binds through the shoulders. 这件茄克衫肩部太紧。
The piston will bind without oil. 没有滑润油活塞会轧住。
4. 引起便秘
Some kinds of food are binding. 有些食物会引起便秘。
5. (书)被装订
The new impression is binding. 这部书的新印本正在装订中。
6. 〈英俚〉抱怨，发牢骚
He's been binding to me about you. 他一直在我面前数落你。
Oh, do stop binding! 啊呀，别再发牢骚了!
II n.
1. 捆绑(物)；(衣服等的)过紧(处)；(门窗等的)被轧住(处)
2. 【音】括线，连线
3. (棋赛等中)束缚对手行动的阵形
White gets a bind on Black's position. 白棋把黑棋困住了。
4. 〈口〉困境，尴尬的处境
put sb. in a bind 使某人处于困境
be caught in a bind 陷入困境
He took me out of my financial bind. 他使我摆脱了经济上的困境。
5. (攀缘植物的)缠绕枝，缠绕茎
6. 【矿】(煤系中的)页岩，泥岩，硬粘土
7. 〈口〉令人厌烦的事物
It is a bind reading a bad book. 读一本写得不好的书叫人厌烦。
Travelling in the rush hour can be a bit of a bind. 在上下班的高峰时间出门多少够你受的。
[<ME binden<OE bindan] phr. bind sb. over 【律】命某人具结保证 (到庭应讯、 出庭作证或不再闹事等) (to)bind sb. over to good behaviour 命某人具结保证不再触犯法纪 bind sb. over to keep the peace 命某人具结保证不再闹事 The judge may bind over those who are notoriously troublesome. 法官有权命那些出名的捣乱分子具结保证不再闹事。Fast (或Safe, Sure) bind, fast (或safe, sure) find. 〈谚〉藏得好，找得到。 |