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。