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bound

Word family 
bound1 /baʊnd/
x-refthe past tense and past participle of bind bind的過去式和過去分詞
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bound2 ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj [no comparative]
1  likely 可能的be bound to CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto be very likely to do or feel a particular thing 很有可能，肯定會
Don’t lie to her. She’s bound to find out.
别騙她，她肯定會發現的。
it is bound to be (=used to say that something should have been expected) 當然，早應料到
‘It’s hot!’ ‘Well, it was bound to be – I just took it out of the oven.’
“真燙！”“肯定燙，我剛從烤箱裏拿出來。”
When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen.
你要照顧這麽多病人，失誤在所難免。
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Bound to is used mainly in spoken English. In written English, people usually use certain to, it is inevitable that instead: bound to主要用在口語中，書面語中一般用certain to，it is inevitable that
Mistakes are bound to happen. → It is inevitable that mistakes will happen. 失誤在所難免。
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bound to happen• But you, well, I guess it was bound to happen.• When andouille and chorizo stand side by side on the same menu, something intriguing is bound to happen.• With two conflicting styles of dancing taking place simultaneously on sometimes crowded dance floors, collisions are bound to happen.• These cross-temporal flashes suggest, perhaps, that some things are bound to happen regardless of what people do or choose.• Mistakes are bound to happen sometimes.• Something momentous was bound to happen soon.• But I do not think that what is possible is bound to happen, sooner or later.• However, I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later.
2  law/agreement 法律/協議be bound (by something) PROMISEto be forced to do what a law or agreement says you must do 受（某事物）約束 → binding
bound (by something) to do something
The Foundation is bound by the treaty to help any nation that requests aid.
根據條約規定，這個基金會應爲任何請求援助的國家提供幫助。
You are legally bound to report the accident.
法律上你有責任報告這起事故。
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legally bound• Conversations or agreements may however leave the parties morally if not legally bound.• Home helps felt that they are being legally bound not to care!• Where a person has voluntarily chosen to undertake an economic transaction, he is legally bound to complete it.• The company was also legally bound to promote competition in the industry and ensure electricity supplies met standards of supply and quality.
3  duty 責任be/feel bound to do something to feel that you ought to do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it 有義務做某事，有責任做某事
Ian felt bound to tell Joanna the truth.
伊恩覺得有責任告訴喬安娜真相。
Well, I’m bound to say (=I feel I ought to say), I think you’re taking a huge risk.
好吧，我必須告訴你，我覺得你是在冒很大的風險。
be duty bound/honour bound to do something
A son is duty bound to look after his mother.
兒子照顧母親是義不容辭的。
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bound to say• As we are bound to say in order to secure our continued employment, now for something completely different.• They're bound to say something, even if it's just Hello.• But I am bound to say that I have some doubts.• However, I am bound to say that in my judgment Exparte Handscomb was wrongly decided on that issue.• I am bound to say that that does not seem to be the policy of the Opposition.• I am bound to say that the stars were the more serious and quiet portion of the gathering.
4  travelling towards 前往bound for London/Mexico etc  (also London-bound/Mexico-bound etc)GO travelling towards a particular place or in a particular direction 前往倫敦/墨西哥等的
a plane bound for Somalia
飛往索馬裏的飛機
We tried to get seats on a Rome-bound flight.
我們想辦法弄到飛往羅馬的機票。
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.
由於信號故障，所有東行列車均已停運。
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bound for London/Mexico etc• That can often include a sneak preview of productions bound for London's West End.
5  relationship 關系be bound (together) by something if two people or groups are bound together by something, they share a particular experience or situation that causes them to have a relationship 〔兩者〕因爲某事而聯系在一起 → unite
The two nations were bound together by a common history.
這兩個國家因爲有着共同的歷史而聯系在一起。
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be bound (together) by something• The Revenue will not subsequently be bound by any information or statements given, whether expressly or implicitly in relation to the claim.• Furthermore, the nature of political authority in representative democracies means that governments are bound by doctrines of accountability.• He was bound by golden handcuffs to the Salomon Brothers mortgage trading depart-ment.• They were bound by it so long as it was not in conflict with their statutory duty.• Decisions and actions are bound by precedent. 3.• The Martins too are bound by the same federal law and could be prosecuted.• The two groups were bound together by their hatred of the factory in which they worked.• If the parties do not wish to be bound by time limits there should be none in the lease.• The political order is bound by values.
6  be bound up in something to be very involved in something, so that you cannot think about anything else 忙於某事〔而無暇顧及其他〕
He was too bound up in his own problems to listen to mine.
他只顧自己的問題，無心傾聽我的煩惱。
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be bound up in something• Jim's too bound up in his own worries to be able to help us.• The history of music is, of course, bound up with the development of musical instruments.• More usually, the body was bound up in a folded position, with the knees under the chin.• The victim of horrendous physical and emotional abuse, she was failed by all those who were bound up in her care.• Although activists take on global economic and political issues, their affiliations, allegiances and loyalties are bound up in local communities.• All our limitations are bound up in our intellectual mind with its boundaries and imperfections and its tendency to emotional distortion.• Extension cords that looked frayed or suspicious were bound up in Scotch cellophane tape.• Moral and economic rights are bound up in the concept of copyright.• These very weak stones are rich in water, which is bound up in both hydrated salts and clay minerals.
7  be bound up with something to be very closely connected with a particular problem or situation 與某事有密切的關系
Mark’s problems are all bound up with his mother’s death when he was ten.
馬克的問題和他十歲喪母有很大的關系。
The people of Transkei began to realize that their future was inseparably bound up with that of South Africa.
特蘭斯凱人開始明白，他們的未來和南非的未來休戚相關。
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be bound up with something• This therefore brings me to the second reason why democracy is bound up with a measure of economic and social equality.• A most sacred obligation was bound up with a most atrocious crime.• But they were important in their time, and their families were bound up with Fred Taylor all his life.• It is bound up with the family as a whole.• The doctrine of precedent is bound up with the need for a reliable system of law reporting.• Human rights in general and the right to communicate in particular are bound up with the notion of democracy.• According to a long and dominant tradition, the physical is bound up with the spatial.
8  snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc CONTROLcontrolled or limited by something, so that you cannot do what you want or what other people want you to 被大雪困住[封鎖]的/因罷工而停頓的/受傳統束縛的等
a fog-bound airport
因大霧而關閉的機場
people who are wheelchair-bound
離不開輪椅的人
a desk-bound sergeant (=having to work in an office, instead of doing a more active job)
被困於案頭工作的警官
9  BOOKTCNa bound book is covered on the outside with paper, leather etc 〔書〕裝訂好的，有封面的 → bind
bound in
a Bible bound in leather
一本皮面的《聖經》
a leather-bound volume of Shakespeare’s plays
一冊皮面的莎士比亞戲劇
10  I’ll be bound SURE old-fashioned used when you are very sure that what you have just said is true 我確信，我敢肯定
He had good reasons for doing that, I’ll be bound.
我確信，他那樣做一定有道理。
11  bound and determined American EnglishAmE very determined to do or achieve something, especially something difficult 有很大決心的
Klein is bound and determined to win at least five races this year.
克萊因下定決心，今年至少要赢五場比賽。
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bound and determined• Klein is bound and determined to win at least five races this year.
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bound• Most insist on between one and four bound copies being provided by the candidate being examined.• At nine o'clock four thickly-bearded priests appeared holding an enormous bound copy of the Sikh scriptures, the Guru Granth Sahib.• Since his tragic mishap, the former marathon runner has accomplished many projects including an outward bound course, abseiling and canoeing.• All inward bound flights are being cancelled due to heavy fog.• We passed a ferry full of people bound for one of the outer islands.• I had delivered myself over, bound head and foot, to the yahoos.• Success or failure was in their own hands and the outward bound instructors acted only as safety supervisors.• The London bound train leaves at 22.00 hours.• Voice over Rob begins the homeward bound trip next week.• Wells were coated as indicated and bound virus was detected by transfer of puromycin resistance to NIH3T3 cells.• We also offer bound volumes of the magazine.
bound in• a notebook bound in red velvet
bound3 verb
1  [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]RUN to run with a lot of energy, because you are happy, excited, or frightened 跳躍，跳躍着前進，蹦蹦跳跳地跑
bound up/towards/across etc
Suddenly a huge dog came bounding towards me.
突然，一條大狗跳向我撲來。
2  be bounded by something EDGEif a country or area of land is bounded by something such as a wall, river etc, it has the wall etc at its edge 以某物爲界 → boundary
a yard bounded by a wooden fence
用木栅欄圍起來的一個院子
The US is bounded in the north by Canada and in the south by Mexico.
美國北面與加拿大接壤，南面與墨西哥毗鄰。
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be bounded by something• The courtyard was bounded by a range of cloisters two storeys high.• The U.S. is bounded in the north by Canada and in the south by Mexico.• When the young worker's social world was bounded by his village such considerations did not matter.• Like a family, we are bounded by history, duty, love and mandatory interaction.• And at the same time their influence must be bounded by other, dominant ISAs.• Our knowledge is bounded by our ideas, and extends only so far as they are ideas of real essences.• World history was bounded by these two events.• The Apollonian Gasket, attributed to Apollonius of Perga, is bounded by three large circles tangent two by two.• Where I live at present is bounded by two rivers and is quite close to the sea.
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bound• There was a shout, and suddenly Adrian bounded into the room.• A big black Alsatian dog came bounding up to her.
bound up/towards/across etc• These very weak stones are rich in water, which is bound up in both hydrated salts and clay minerals.• All these things were bound up together and by defying his father he was in effect abandoning them.• These are intimately bound up together, not least because of the way in which the marriage contract is defined.• This led him to doubt whether authentic religious belief can properly be tied to and bound up with particular historical events.• It is bound up with the family as a whole.• In her mind the murder and the attack at the Chagall museum were inextricably bound up with the secret of the Durances.• The success of a system is often bound up with the success of the state that is its main proponent.• There are a number of complex issues bound up with this particular matter, ontological and epistemological, practical as well as theoretical.
bound4 noun
1  bounds [plural]
a) RULE/REGULATIONthe limits of what is possible or acceptable 界限，限度，極限，限制範圍
within the bounds of something
We are here to make sure that the police operate within the bounds of the law.
我們此行的目的是確保警方依法執行公務。
be/go beyond the bounds of credibility/reason/decency etc
The humor in the movie sometimes goes beyond the bounds of good taste.
這部影片中的幽默成分有時流於低俗。
be within/beyond the bounds of possibility (=be possible/not possible) 有可能/沒有可能
It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they could meet again.
他們再次相逢也不是沒有可能的。
b) LIMIT old-fashioned the edges of a town, city etc 〔城鎮的〕邊緣
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be/go beyond the bounds of credibility/reason/decency etc• To suggest that all unproductive consumption is solely capitalist personal consumption is to go beyond the bounds of credibility.
2  out of bounds FORBIDif a place is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there 不得進入 SYN American English off-limits
out of bounds to/for
The path by the railway line is officially out of bounds to both cyclists and walkers.
鐵路沿線的小路按規定禁止騎車者和步行者進入。
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bound to/for• By midnight on the seventh, downtown Los Angeles had been declared out of bounds for military personnel.
3  by leaps and bounds/in leaps and bounds British EnglishBrEFAST/QUICK if someone or something increases, develops etc by leaps and bounds, they increase etc very quickly 突飛猛進，飛速發展
Julie’s reading is improving in leaps and bounds.
朱莉的閱讀能力提高得很快。
4. know no bounds formalLIMIT if someone’s honesty, kindness etc knows no bounds, they are extremely honest etc 〔指某人的誠實、善良等〕沒有止境，無限
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know no bounds• Only in later centuries, when Constant Drachenfels' daring knew no bounds, did the famed, fabled horrors begin.• Sarah's pride in her daughter knew no bounds.• His business enterprise knew no bounds.• As the men filed into Faneuil Hall, in solid columns, the enthusiasm knew no bounds...• And as you know, greed knows no bounds.• Paul's love for her knew no bounds.• Faith in benign science knew no bounds.• It was once again proved that the credulity of trainees knew no bounds.
5. in bounds/out of bounds DSinside or outside the legal playing area in a sport such as American football or basketball 〔球場的〕界内/界外
6. JUMP[countableC]JUMP a long or high jump made with a lot of energy 跳，跳躍
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bound• This cave, also known as Diccan Pot, must be regarded as absolutely out of bounds for all but hardy and experienced cavers.• Has he gone too far out of bounds to get back on course?• Another time he was knocked out of bounds.• With a sudden bark the Labrador pulled free of Robbie's too-gentle grip and in one bound made the towpath.• Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound.• These often reviled one another bitterly and openly attacked the government beyond the bounds of reason.• How patterns emerge outside the bounds of cause and effect.
From Longman Business Dictionary
boundbound /baʊnd/ adjectiveadj
LAW be bound if someone is bound by a law, promise, or agreement, they have to do what it says
He is still bound by his contract with the record label.
The developer is legally bound to abide by the conditions in the planning permission.
The company was bound by law to provide electricity to all homes in the area.
Origin bound2
1. (1300-1400) From the past participle of → BIND1
2. (1500-1600) Old Norse buinn, past participle of bua “to live in a place, prepare”; probably influenced by the past participle bound
 bound3
1. (1500-1600) Old French bondir, from Vulgar Latin bombitire “to hum”, from Latin bombus; → BOMB1
2. (1500-1600) → BOUND41
 bound4
1. (1300-1400) Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina
2. (1500-1600) Old French bond, from bondir; → BOUND32
bound1bound2 adjectiveadj →REGISTER1bound3 verbbound4 noun
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