to tie something or someone tightly or to fasten something

They bound the packages with brightly coloured ribbon. 他们用鲜艳的彩带把包裹扎了起来。

Bind together the two broken ends. 把断了的两头连起来。

The prisoner was bound hand and foot. 那名囚犯被绑住了手脚。

to tie something around a part of the body, especially a part that is damaged

He had already bound the child's arm when I arrived. 当我到达时，他已经把孩子的手臂包扎好了。

to sew or stick material along the edges of something such as a jacket, in order to make it stronger or to decorate it

The edges of the carpet are bound to stop them fraying.

to make separate pieces of paper into a book

There are several different ways to bind a book, for example you can stitch or stick the pages together. 装订书籍的方法有几种，比如你可以将书页缝在一起或粘在一起。

(used especially in cooking) to make a mixture stick together in a solid mass, or to be made to stick together like this

Add enough water to bind everything together.

The mixture wouldn't bind. 这种混合物不会凝结。

to unite people or to make them feel that they share something

The things that bind them together are greater than their differences. 将他们团结在一起的力量胜过他们的分歧。

"We have one country, one Constitution and one future that binds us," he said.

Close personal ties bind me to this place.

bind someone to something 使…保证；迫使…遵守约定

a difficult or annoying situation in which you are prevented from acting as you might like

Having to visit her every week is a terrible bind. 每周都得拜访她真令人难受。

Borrowing money may put you in a real bind. 借钱可能会让你真正陷入困境。