|baɪnd| A. transitive verb(past tense, past participle bound) 1. (tie up) 捆 kǔn ‹item, person›; 束 shù ‹hair›; 包扎 bāozā ‹wound›to bind [something] into bundles 把某物扎成一捆一捆的 bound and gagged 被捆住手脚塞住嘴 2. (unite) 使结合 shǐ jiéhé to bind together 使…关系密切 ‹people, nations›to bind [somebody] to [somebody] «act, feeling» 使某人与某人结合在一起 3. (hold) 束缚 shùfù to bind [somebody] to [something] «promise, law» 使…受某事物的约束 ‹person, group›to bind [somebody] to secrecy 使某人保证不泄密 to bind oneself (to do [something]) 保证(做某事) 4. (hold together) «ice» 冻结 dòngjié ‹soil›; 黏合 niánhé ‹ingredients›bind the mixture with an egg 加一个鸡蛋让混合料黏合在一起 5. Sewing 给…镶边 gěi… xiāngbiān the blanket is bound with satin 毛毯以缎子包边 6. Publishing 装订 zhuāngdìng ‹book›B. intransitive verb(past tense, past participle bound) 1. (cohere) «soil» 冻结 dòngjié ; «ingredients» 黏合 niánhé 2. Chemistry to bind to [something] 与某物化合 yǔ mǒu wù huàhé 3. (stick) 锁死 suǒsǐ when the brakes are applied, the wheels bind 刹车时车轮会抱死 C. nouncolloquial 1. (bother) 麻烦事 máfanshì to be a bind 是个麻烦 housework is a real bind 做家务真讨厌 2. (difficulty) 困境 kùnjìng to be in a bind 陷入困境 PHRASAL VERBS bind over transitive verb[bind somebody over, bind over somebody] Law «judge» 令…具结保证 lìng… jùjié bǎozhèng he was bound over to keep the peace 他被责令具保不再闹事 bind up transitive verb 1. [bind something up, bind up something] 把…扎起来 bǎ… zhā qilai the nurse will bind up your wounds 护士会为你包扎伤口 2. to be bound up in ... figurative colloquial (involved with) 忙于… mángyú… he's too bound up in his work to have time for his children 他工作太忙,没时间和孩子们在一起 to be bound up with ... 与…紧密相连 yǔ… jǐnmì xiānglián my life became closely bound up with hers 我的生活和她的密不可分