bind

/baɪnd/📚 17002 10 2四级考研托福雅思

If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common. ^使结合

verb [vt. 及物动词]捆绑，系；包扎；使紧密联系；迫使，使负有义务（或责任）；（使）凝结，（使）粘合；装订；给……镶边，给……滚边；（量词）适用于（给定的变量）；（规则，语法条件）决定（共指名词词组）之间的关系；（食物，药品）使便秘

It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together. ^{是受迫害的记忆和威胁将他们紧紧联系在一起。}

noun [抽象名词]窘境，困境；令人不快的事情；法律约束；连结线；蔓，藤

The world of advertising is obviously less bound by convention than the world of banking. ^{与银行业相比，广告业显然较少受常规的约束。}

过去式	过去分词	现在分词
bound	bound	binding