1bound to do sth certain to do sth 必然:
You've done so much work that you're bound to pass the exam.你这么努力,考试准会及格。
2 having a legal or moral duty to do sth 受法律或道德约束;有义务:
The company is bound by UK employment law.公司须受英国雇佣法约束。She felt bound to refuse the offer.她觉得有义务拒绝这项提议。
3bound (for...) travelling to a particular place 往(某处):
a ship bound for Australia开往澳大利亚的船只
bound up with sth very closely connected with sth 跟某事物有密切关系
bound²
/baʊnd ||; baυnd/verb
[I] to run quickly with long steps 大步快速前进:
She bounded out of the house to meet us.她大步跑出屋外来迎接我们。
boundnoun [C]:
With a couple of bounds he had crossed the room.他三步两跳的便到了房间那一头。
bound1/baUnd; baʊnd/v the past tense and past participle of BIND 1 ☆ bind1 的过去式和过去分词
bound2adj [not before noun 不用于名词前]1 be bound to do sth to be very likely to do something or to happen 肯定会做某事﹔肯定会发生某事: Madeleine's bound to make friends. 马德莱娜肯定能交上朋友。Interest rates are bound to go up. 利率肯定会上升。2 be bound (by sth) to be forced to do what a law or agreement says you must do 受〔法律或协议〕约束: The company is bound by law to provide us with safety equipment. 公司按法律规定必须向我们提供安全设备。3 be bound up with sth to be closely related to something 与某事有密切关系: Jake's self-image is very much bound up with his job. 杰克的自我形象和他的工作有很大关系。4 written a ship, plane etc that is bound for a particular place is going there【书面】〔船﹑飞机等〕准备到…去的: +for a ship bound for Peru 开往秘鲁的船a Tokyo-bound flight 飞往东京的航班
bound3v [I] to move quickly with long steps and a lot of energy 跳跃着前进﹔跳跃: +up/towards/across etc Grace came bounding down the stairs. 格雷丝飞奔着下楼来。
bound4n 1 bounds [plural 复数] the limits of what is possible or acceptable 界限﹐限度: That behaviour is beyond the bounds of decency. 那种行为是不体面的。 2 out of bounds if a place is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there 不得进入: This room is out of bounds for children. 这个房间禁止小孩子进入。 3 [C] written a long or high jump【书面】跳跃
boundboundboundsboundedbounding1 form of bindboundboundboundsboundedbounding3verb (bounds, bounding, bounded)to run with long steps: The dog bounded up the steps.boundboundboundsboundedbounding2adjectivebound tocertain to do something: She works very hard, so she is bound to pass the exam.bound forgoing to a place: This ship is bound for Hong Kong.