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VERB
使緊密聯系；使關系密切
If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
例句
It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together.
遭受迫害的記憶和威脅把他們緊緊聯系在一起。
...the social and political ties that bind the USA to Britain.
將美國和英國緊緊相連的社會和政治紐帶
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VERB
約束；限制；使負有義務（或責任）
If you are bound by something such as a rule, agreement, or restriction, you are forced or required to act in a certain way.
例句
The Luxembourg-based satellite service is not bound by the same strict rules as the BBC...
設在盧森堡的衛星服務公司無須像英國廣播公司那樣遵守嚴格的規定。
The authorities will be legally bound to arrest any suspects...
當局負有逮捕所有疑犯的法律責任。
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VERB
束；綁；捆綁
If you bind something or someone, you tie rope, string, tape, or other material around them so that they are held firmly.
例句
Bind the ends of the cord together with thread.
用線把這根繩子的兩端捆扎起來。
...the red tape which was used to bind the files...
用來捆扎文件的紅帶子
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VERB
裝訂（書籍）
When a book is bound, the pages are joined together and the cover is put on.
例句
Each volume is bound in bright-coloured cloth...
每一卷都采用色彩亮麗的布面裝幀。
Their business came from a few big publishers, all of whose books they bound.
他們的業務來自于幾個大出版商，這些出版商的書都是他們裝訂的。
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V-ERG
結合
If one chemical or particle is bound to another, it becomes attached to it or reacts with it to form a single particle or substance.
例句
At present nobody understands why these three quarks which are in the proton are bound together...
目前還沒有人知道質子里面的這三個夸克為什么會結合在一起。
These may bind to receptor molecules on the surfaces of cells...
這些可能會在細胞表面和受體分子結合在一起。
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VERB
（烹飪中）（使）黏合
In cookery, if you bind a mixture of food, you form it into a mass by mixing it with a sticky substance.
例句
Bind the mixture with the raw minced liver and cook for 3 minutes more.
讓混合物滾上切碎的生肝臟，烹飪3分鐘以上。
...a divine mixture of vegetarian cheeses bound with egg.
素干酪和雞蛋黏合在一起的絕妙搭配
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N-SING
左右為難的境地；進退兩難的境地
If you are in a bind, you are in a difficult situation, usually because you have to make a decision or a choice and whatever decision or choice you make will have unpleasant consequences.
例句
This puts the politicians in a bind as to what course to take...
這使政治家們左右為難，不知道該如何處理。
I'll advance you the money for it, here and now, just to help you out of a bind.
我現在就把錢預付給你，好讓你擺脫困境。
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N-SING
令人不快的事物；無聊的事物
If you say that something is a bind, you mean that it is unpleasant and boring to do.
例句
It is expensive to buy and a bind to carry home.
買這個費用很貴，搬回家也費勁。