vt.

1. 捆，綁
   They bound him to a stake with a strong rope.

   他們用一根結實的繩子將他綁在一根柱子上。

2. 紮，束；包紮[（+up）]
3. 裝訂
   The book was bound in blue leather.

   那本書是用藍色的皮革裝訂的。

4. 給……鑲邊
5. 使黏結；使連接
6. 束縛，約束[O2]
   The contract binds me to complete the work within two months.

   這合同使我必須在兩個月內完成這項工作。

7. 使結合，使有密切關係

vi.

1. 黏結，黏合
   The mixture won't bind without water.

   這種混合料不加水黏合不起來。

2. （衣服等）過緊
   This coat binds through the shoulders.

   這件外套肩部太緊。

3. 裝訂
4. 有約束力

n.[C]

1. 捆綁（物）
2. （衣服等的）過緊處
3. 【口】困境，尷尬處境[S]
   Their refusal to sign the contract has put us in a bind.

   他們拒絕在合同上簽字，這使我們處於困境。

4. （攀緣植物的）蔓，藤

v.

1. tie or fasten (something) tightly together.
   ▸restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet.
   ▸wrap or encircle (something) tightly.
2. hold in a united or cohesive group or mass.
   ▸hold or combine with (a substance) by chemical bonding.
3. impose a legal or contractual obligation on.
   ▸indenture (someone) as an apprentice.
   ▸secure (a contract), typically with a sum of money.
   ▸ (bind someone over) (of a court of law) require someone to fulfil an obligation, typically by paying a sum of money as surety.
4. fix together and enclose (the pages of a book) in a cover.
5. trim (the edge of a piece of material) with a fabric strip.
6. Logic  (of a quantifier) be applied to (a given variable) so that the variable falls within its scope.
7. (of a food or medicine) make (someone) constipated.

n.

1. informal an annoyance.
   ▸a problematical situation.
2. a statutory constraint.
3. Music  another term for tie.
4. another term for bine.