vt.

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

   他们用一根结实的绳子将他绑在一根柱子上。

2. 扎，束；包扎[（+up）]
3. 装订
   The book was bound in blue leather.

   那本书是用蓝色的皮革装订的。

4. 给……镶边
5. 使粘结；使连接
6. 束缚，约束[O2]
   The contract binds me to complete the work within two months.

   这合同使我必须在两个月内完成这项工作。

7. 使结合，使有密切关系

vi.

1. 粘结，粘合
   The mixture won't bind without water.

   这种混合料不加水粘合不起来。

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

   这件外套肩部太紧。

3. 装订
4. 有约束力

n.[C]

1. 捆绑（物）
2. （衣服等的）过紧处
3. 【口】困境，尴尬处境[S]
   Their refusal to sign the contract has put us in a bind.

   他们拒绝在合同上签字，这使我们陷入困境。

4. （攀缘植物的）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.