A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
例句
...proposals for a legally binding commitment on nations to stabilise emissions of carbon dioxide...要求各國作出具有法律約束力的承諾以穩(wěn)定二氧化碳排放量的提案The panel's decisions are secret and not binding on the government.專家小組的決定是秘密的，對(duì)政府不具有約束力。
N-VAR
（書籍的）封面
The binding of a book is its cover.
例句
Its books are noted for the quality of their paper and bindings.其圖書以紙質(zhì)優(yōu)良、封面精美而聞名。
N-VAR
鑲邊；邊飾；緄邊
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.
例句
...the Regency mahogany dining table with satinwood binding.攝政時(shí)期用緞木鑲邊的紅木餐桌
N-VAR
捆綁物；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.
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
(書面材料)有約束力的;應(yīng)履行的
Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.雙方都贊同仲裁具有約束力。The agreement will be legally binding.這個(gè)協(xié)議將具有法律效力。The contract was not signed and has no binding force.合同沒有簽署因而沒有約束力。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. the capacity to attract and hold something
2. strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration