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vt. (pt., pp. bound) 1. hold (people or things) together; unite 她的爱国心使她和祖国紧密联系在一起。 Her patriotism has bound her to her motherland. 2. tie tightly 他们将伞绑在柱子上以得到一些荫凉。 They bound an umbrella to a pole to get some shade. 3. force sb. to obey, esp. by a law or a promise bind sb./oneself to sth. 约束某人做某事 He was bound to secrecy by the oath he took. 他已发誓保守秘密。 4. fasten (sheets of paper) between covers to bind a book bind n. in a bind: in a dilemma 处于困境, 左右为难 sting: vt. n. (pt., pp. stung) 1. provoke by making one angry, painful, etc. He was stung int