People or animals who are bonded have a close connection that makes them want to be together.

The two cats left at the vet's were obviously a bonded pair and it would have been cruel to separate them.

Because the players spend a lot of time travelling together they are very well bonded. 因为球员们在一起旅行的时间很多，所以他们的关系非常好。

involving or held together by chemical bonds (= strong forces)

An ion is an atom or group of bonded atoms which become negatively or positively charged by losing or gaining one or more electrons. 离子是一个原子或一组结合的原子，通过失去或获得一个或多个电子而变得带负或正电。

covalently bonded molecules

made from layers or fibres (= thin threads) that are joined together, often with a kind of glue

Bonded fabrics are prone to tearing, but they do not stretch or fray. 粘合织物容易撕裂，但不会拉伸或磨损。

Felt is made of many bonded layers. 毛毡由许多粘合层制成。

Bonded debt is secured by bonds (= official documents 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).

Officials say any light rail expansion would require bonded debt. 官员们说，轻轨的任何扩建工程都需要通过债券抵押方式进行借贷。

Bonded goods are goods brought from another country on which taxes have not yet been paid, usually kept in a special building until the taxes have been paid; a bonded warehouse is a building for keeping goods like this.

Customs and Excise would need to approve the transfer of bonded goods to another site. 需要海关批准将保税货物转移到另一个地点。

To prevent traffic jams at ports, it's common for shipments to be moved to bonded warehouses close to the purchaser for a Customs inspection. 为防止港口交通拥堵，通常将货物转移到靠近采购商的保税仓库进行海关检查。