a close connection joining two or more people

the bond(s) of friendship/love 友谊的纽带／恋爱关系

There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning. 他溺水被她救了以后他们之间一直来往密切。

In societies with strong family bonds (= relationships), people tend to live longer. 在家庭关系牢固的社会中，人们的寿命往往更长。

an official paper given by the government or a company to show that you have lent them money that they will pay back to you at a particular interest rate

I invested some money in savings bonds. 我在储蓄债券上投了一些钱。

a written agreement or promise

They have entered into a solemn bond. 他们已经缔结了一项正式契约。

Synonyms: assurance (PROMISE)commitmentguarantee oath (PROMISE)pledge promise (SAY CERTAINLY)undertaking (PROMISE) vow word (PROMISE)

an amount of money that is paid to formally promise that someone accused of a crime and being kept in prison will appear for trial if released

The judge ordered that he post a $10,000 bond pending his appeal of the verdict. 法官判令他在判决上诉期缴纳1万美元的保释金。

a place where single parts of something are joined together, especially with glue, or the type of join made

When the glue has set, the bond formed is watertight. 胶水凝固之后，粘合处是防水的。

a strong/weak/permanent bond 强力粘合／轻微粘合／永久黏合

the force holding atoms together in a molecule

Carbon atoms can form bonds not only with themselves but with the atoms of oxygen and nitrogen. 碳原子不仅可以与自身形成键，还可以与氧原子和氮原子形成键。

the ropes or chains that hold prisoners and prevent them moving around or escaping

Loose his bonds and set him free. 松开他的镣铐放了他吧。

She struggled to break free of her bonds.

He set her free from her bonds.

Throw off your bonds and be free.

One day he would cast off his bonds and be a free man.

to stick materials together, especially using glue, or to be stuck together like this

This new adhesive can bond metal to glass. 这种新的黏合剂可将金属和玻璃粘在一起。

to develop a close connection or strong relationship with someone, or to make someone do this

The aim was to bond the group into a closely knit team. 其目的在于使整个团体紧密团结在一起。

The hospital gives mothers no quiet private time in which to bond with their babies. 医院没有给妈妈们提供安静的私人时间来与自己的宝宝亲近。

to hold atoms together in a molecule by a chemical bond, or to be held together like this

Molecules of these compounds consist of atoms of different elements chemically bonded together. 这些化合物的分子是由不同元素的原子键合在一起所组成的。

One Br atom bonds to each carbon atom. 每个碳原子都与一个溴原子键合。