bound
adj
verb
noun
baʊnd
1
the
past
tense
and
past
participle
of
BIND
bind的过去式和过去分词
adj
2
LIKELY
可能的
to
be
very
likely
to
do
or
feel
a
particular
thing
很有可能,肯定会
Don’t
lie
to
her.
She’s
bound
to
find
out.
别骗她,她肯定会发现的。
it
is
bound
to
be
(used
to
say
that
something
should
have
been
expected)
当然,早应料到
‘It’s
hot!’
‘Well,
it
was
bound
to
be,
I
just
took
it
out
of
the
oven.’
“真烫!”“当然了,我刚从烤箱里拿出来。”
When
you
are
dealing
with
so
many
patients,
mistakes
are
bound
to
happen
.
你要照顾这么多病人,失误在所难免。
3
LAW/AGREEMENT
法律/协议
to
be
forced
to
do
what
a
law
or
agreement
says
you
must
do
受(某事物)约束
bound
(by
sth)
to
do
sth
The
Foundation
is
bound
by
the
treaty
to
help
any
nation
that
requests
aid.
根据条约规定,这个基金会应为任何请求援助的国家提供帮助。
You
are
legally
bound
to
report
the
accident.
法律上你有责任报告这起事故。
4
DUTY
责任
to
feel
that
you
ought
to
do
something,
because
it
is
morally
right
or
your
duty
to
do
it
有义务做某事/觉得有责任做某事
Ian
felt
bound
to
tell
Joanna
the
truth.
伊恩觉得有责任告诉乔安娜真相。
Well
I’m
bound
to
say
(=I
feel
I
ought
to
say)
,
I
think
you’re
taking
a
huge
risk.
好吧,我必须告诉你,我觉得你是在冒很大的风险。
be
duty
bound/honour
bound
to
do
sth
A
son
is
duty
bound
to
look
after
his
mother.
儿子照顾母亲是义不容辞的。
5
TRAVELLING TOWARDS
前往
also
又作
travelling
towards
a
particular
place
or
in
a
particular
direction
往伦敦的/墨西哥的等
a
plane
bound
for
Somalia
飞往索马里的飞机
We
tried
to
get
seats
on
a
Rome-bound
flight.
我们想办法买飞往罗马的机票。
homeward-bound
(=travelling
towards
home)
commuters
回家路上的上班族
northbound/southbound/eastbound/westbound
All
eastbound
trains
have
been
cancelled
due
to
faulty
signals.
由于信号故障,所有东行列车均已取消。
6
RELATIONSHIP
关系
if
two
people
or
groups
are
bound
together
by
something,
they
share
a
particular
experience
or
situation
which
causes
them
to
have
a
relationship
因为某事而联系在一起;
The
two
nations
were
bound
together
by
a
common
history.
两个国家因为有着共同的历史而联系在一起。
7
be bound up in sth
to
be
very
involved
in
something,
so
that
you
cannot
think
about
anything
else
忙于某事〔而无暇顾及其他〕
He
was
too
bound
up
in
his
own
problems
to
listen
to
mine.
他自己的问题都应付不过来,更别说倾听我的诉说了。
8
be bound up with sth
to
be
very
closely
connected
with
a
particular
problem
or
situation
与某事有密切的关系
Mark’s
problems
are
all
bound
up
with
his
mother’s
death
when
he
was
ten.
马克的问题和他十岁丧母有很大的关系。
The
people
of
Transkei
began
to
realize
that
their
future
was
inseparably
bound
up
with
that
of
South
Africa.
特兰斯凯人开始明白,他们的命运和南非休戚相关。
9
snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc
controlled
or
limited
by
something,
so
that
you
cannot
do
what
you
want
or
what
other
people
want
you
to
由于大雪/罢工/传统等的限制
a
fog-bound
airport
因大雾而关闭的机场
people
who
are
wheelchair-bound
只能依靠轮椅行动的人
a
desk-bound
sergeant
(=having
to
work
in
an
office,
instead
of
doing
a
more
active
job)
只得埋首于文书工作的警官
10
a
bound
book
is
covered
on
the
outside
with
paper,
leather
etc
用…装订好的,有封面的;
[+
in
]
a
Bible
bound
in
leather
一本皮面的《圣经》
a
leather-bound
volume
of
Shakespeare’s
plays
一册皮面的莎士比亚戏剧
11
I’ll be bound
10.
used
when
you
are
very
sure
that
what
you
have
just
said
is
true
[过时] 我确信,我敢肯定
old-fashioned
He
had
good
reasons
for
doing
that,
I’ll
be
bound.
我确信,他那样做一定有道理。
12
bound and determined
11.
very
determined
to
do
or
achieve
something,
especially
something
difficult
[美] 有很大决心的
AmE
Klein
is
bound
and
determined
to
win
at
least
five
races
this
year.
克莱因决心很大,今年至少要赢五场比赛。
verb
13
to
run
with
a
lot
of
energy,
because
you
are
happy,
excited,
or
frightened
跳跃,跳跃着前进,蹦蹦跳跳地跑
I always + adv/prep
[+
up/towards/across
etc
]
Suddenly
a
huge
dog
came
bounding
towards
me.
突然,一条大狗朝我跃来。
14
be bounded by sth
if
a
country
or
area
of
land
is
bounded
by
something
such
as
a
wall,
river
etc,
it
has
the
wall
etc
at
its
edge
以某物为界
a
yard
bounded
by
a
wooden
fence
用木栅栏围起来的一个院子
The
US
is
bounded
in
the
north
by
Canada
and
in
the
south
by
Mexico.
美国北面与加拿大接壤,南面与墨西哥毗邻。
noun
15
bounds
a.
the
limits
of
what
is
possible
or
acceptable
b.
the
edges
of
a
town,
city
etc
[过时] 〔城镇的〕边缘
plural 复数 | old-fashioned
within
the
bounds
of
sth
We
are
here
to
make
sure
that
the
police
operate
within
the
bounds
of
the
law.
我们此行的目的是确保警察合法执行公务。
be/go
beyond
the
bounds
of
credibility/reason/decency
etc
The
humor
in
the
movie
sometimes
goes
beyond
the
bounds
of
good
taste.
这部影片中有些地方的幽默流于低俗。
be
within/beyond
the
bounds
of
possibility
(be
possible/not
possible)
有可能/没有可能
It
was
not
beyond
the
bounds
of
possibility
that
they
could
meet
again.
他们再次相逢也不是没有可能的。
16
out of bounds
if
a
place
is
out
of
bounds,
you
are
not
allowed
to
go
there
〔场所〕不得进入的;
AmE
[+
to/for
]
The
path
by
the
railway
line
is
officially
out
of
bounds
to
both
cyclists
and
walkers.
铁路沿线的小路按规定禁止骑车者和步行者进入。
17
by leaps and bounds/in leaps and bounds
if
someone
or
something
increases,
develops
etc
by
leaps
and
bounds,
they
increase
etc
very
quickly
[英] 突飞猛进,飞速发展
BrE
Julie’s
reading
is
improving
in
leaps
and
bounds.
朱莉的阅读能力进步得很快。
18
know no bounds
if
someone’s
honesty,
kindness
etc
knows
no
bounds,
they
are
extremely
honest
etc
[正式] 〔指某人的诚实、善良等〕没有止境,无限
formal
19
in bounds/out of bounds
inside
or
outside
the
legal
playing
area
in
a
sport
such
as
American
football
or
BASKETBALL
界内/界外
20
a
long
or
high
jump
made
with
a
lot
of
energy
跳,跳跃
C