	She was bound to a chair. 她被捆在一把椅子上。
	They bound his hands together. 他们把他的双手绑在一起。
	He was left bound and gagged(= tied up and with a piece of cloth tied over his mouth) . 他被捆了起来并用布封住了嘴。

2.	[t] ~ sth (up) （用长布条）缠绕to tie a long thin piece of cloth around sth

She bound up his wounds.

她把他的伤口包扎好。

结合unite

3.	[t] （使）联合在一起，结合to unite people, organizations, etc. so that they live or work together more happily or effectively

	Organizations such as schools and clubs bind a community together. 诸如学校、俱乐部等机构使社区成为一个整体。
	She thought that having his child would bind him to her forever. 她以为生了他的孩子就会永远把拴住。

驱使make sb do sth

4.	[t][usupass] 约束；迫使to force sb to do sth by making them promise to do it or by making it their duty to do it

	He had been bound to secrecy(= made to promise not to tell people about sth) . 他被迫保守秘密。
	The agreement binds her to repay the debt within six months. 根据协议，她必须在六个月内还清债务。

粘合stick together

5.	[i][t] （使）粘合，凝结to stick together or to make things stick together in a solid mass

	Add an egg yolk to make the mixture bind. 加个蛋黄使混合料凝结。
	Add an egg yolk to bind the mixture together. 加个蛋黄使混合料凝结在一起。

书籍book

6.	[t][usupass] ~ sth (in sth) 装订to fasten the pages of a book together and put them inside a cover

two volumes bound in leather

两卷皮面装帧的书

缝边sew edge

7.	[t][oftpass] ~ sth (with sth) 给…镶边；缝牢…的边to sew a piece of material to the edge of sth to decorate it or to make it stronger

The blankets were bound with satin.

那些毯子是用缎子包边的。

— see also

1.	[sing] (informal) 窘境an annoying situation that is often difficult to avoid

IDM

in a bind

陷于困境；进退维谷in a difficult situation that you do not know how to get out of