binding
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词有约束力的；必须遵守的；应履行的 A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
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...proposals for a legally binding commitment on nations to stabilise emissions of carbon dioxide...
要求各国作出具有法律约束力的承诺以稳定二氧化碳排放量的提案
The panel's decisions are secret and not binding on the government.
专家小组的决定是秘密的，对政府不具有约束力。
2.N-VAR 可变名词（书籍的）封面 The binding of a book is its cover.
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Its books are noted for the quality of their paper and bindings.
其图书以纸质优良、封面精美而闻名。
3.N-VAR 可变名词镶边；边饰；绲边 Binding is a strip of material that you put round the edge of a piece of cloth or other object in order to protect or decorate it.
...the Regency mahogany dining table with satinwood binding.
摄政时期用缎木镶边的红木餐桌
4.N-VAR 可变名词捆绑物；包扎物 Binding is a piece of rope, cloth, tape, or other material that you wrap around something so that it can be gripped firmly or held in place.
