[PHR-MODAL 情态动词短语]一定会；必然会；注定会 If you say that something is bound to happen, you mean that you are sure it will happen, because it is a natural consequence of something that is already known or exists.
There are bound to be price increases next year...
明年物价一定会上涨。
If you are topless in a public place, this sort of thing is bound to happen.
如果你在公共场所裸露上身，这种事情一定会发生。
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[PHR-MODAL 情态动词短语]（对某事并不确定或无确凿证据时，认为其）肯定会，确定是 If you say that something is bound to happen or be true, you feel confident and certain of it, although you have no definite knowledge or evidence.
[SPOKEN 口语]
I'll show it to Benjamin. He's bound to know...
我会把它给本杰明看，他肯定会知道。
We'll have more than one child, and one of them's bound to be a boy.
我们会有不止一个孩子，而且其中一定有个男孩。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（与…）紧密相连的；（与…）密切相关的；（同…）难以分开的 If one person, thing, or situation is bound to another, they are closely associated with each other, and it is difficult for them to be separated or to escape from each other.
[v-link ADJ to n]
We are as tightly bound to the people we dislike as to the people we love...
不管是我们讨厌的人还是喜爱的人都一样和我们密切相关。
Economic growth is still bound to the issues of poverty, social justice and conservation.
经济增长仍然与贫困、社会公正和资源保护等问题紧密相连。
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[ADJ 形容词]要到…去的；驶往…的 If a vehicle or person is bound for a particular place, they are travelling towards it.
[v-link ADJ for n]
The ship was bound for Italy.
这艘船驶向意大利。
...a Russian plane bound for Berlin.
飞往柏林的俄罗斯飞机
Bound is also a combining form.（亦可用于构词）
...a Texas-bound oil freighter.
驶往得克萨斯的油轮
...homeward-bound commuters.
下班回家的通勤者
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[PHRASE 短语]我不得不说（令人不快或出乎意料的事） You can say 'I am bound to say' to introduce a statement expressing something that you find undesirable or unexpected.
[PHR that]
[FORMAL 正式]
I'm bound to say that it seems to me this is certain to lead to violence.
我不得不说，在我看来这肯定会引发暴力事件。
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[PHRASE 短语]以…的形式；被容纳在…里 If something is bound up in a particular form or place, it is fixed in that form or contained in that place.
[PHR n]
The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares...
一家公司经理不愿意让大笔财富套在股票里。
They'd have a lot of hydrogen sulfide gas bound up in their cells.
他们的牢房里有大量的硫化氢气体。
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[PHRASE 短语]与…密切相关的；同…难以分开的 If one thing is bound up with or in another, they are closely connected with each other, and it is difficult to consider the two things separately.
[PHR n]
My fate was bound up with hers...
我和她的命运紧密相连。
The story of their exploration is inextricably bound up with the character of the caves themselves...
他们的勘探经历与这些洞穴本身的特征有着不可分割的紧密联系。
Their interests were completely bound up in their careers.
他们的兴趣完全是围绕着他们的职业。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]界限；限制Bounds are limits which normally restrict what can happen or what people can do.
[usu within/beyond N]
Changes in temperature occur slowly and are constrained within relatively tight bounds.
温度变化缓慢，而且局限在相对较小的范围内。
...a forceful personality willing to go beyond the bounds of convention.
做事不拘常规的强硬个性
...the bounds of good taste.
良好品味的界限
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[VERB 动词]与…毗邻；成为…的边界 If an area of land is bounded by something, that thing is situated around its edge.
[be V-ed by n]
[V n]
[V-ed]
Kirgizia is bounded by Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.
吉尔吉斯与乌兹别克斯坦、哈萨克斯坦和塔吉克斯坦接壤。
...the trees that bounded the car park.
环绕在停车场周围的树木
...the park, bounded by two busy main roads and a huge housing estate.
四周有两条繁忙的主干道路和一处大型住宅区的公园
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[V-PASSIVE 被动动词]限制；约束 If someone's life or situation is bounded by certain things, those are its most important aspects and it is limited or restricted by them.
[be V-ed by n]
Our lives are bounded by work, family and television.
我们的生活囿于工作、家庭和电视中。
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[VERB 动词]跳跃着前进 If a person or animal bounds in a particular direction, they move quickly with large steps or jumps.
[V prep/adv]
He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door...
他跳着上了台阶，按下了门铃。
The dog came bounding back with the stick for Richard to throw again.
那只狗蹦跳着叼回了木棍，交给理查德让他再扔出去。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]蹦跳；跳跃 A bound is a long or high jump.
[usu sing]
[LITERARY 文]
She leaps in one bound onto her pony's back for a speedy canter around the ring...
她纵身一跃骑上了马背，绕着场地策马慢跑。
With one bound Jack was free.
杰克纵身一跃就脱身了。
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[VERB 动词]（数量）飞快增长；（表现）迅速改进 If the quantity or performance of something bounds ahead, it increases or improves quickly and suddenly.
[V adv]
The shares bounded ahead a further 11p to 311p...
股票价格又急涨了11便士，攀至311便士。
The economy isn't bounding back as fast as people expected.
经济并未像人们期望的那样迅速复苏。
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[PHRASE 短语]无限；无止境；很强烈 If you say that a feeling or quality knows no bounds, you are emphasizing that it is very strong or intense.
[V inflects]
[emphasis]
The passion of Argentinian football fans knows no bounds.
阿根廷足球迷极为热情。
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[PHRASE 短语]（某地）禁止进入 If a place is out of bounds, people are not allowed to go there.
[v-link PHR]
For the last few days the area has been out of bounds to foreign journalists.
最近几天该地区禁止外国记者进入。
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[PHRASE 短语](某事物）被禁止 If something is out of bounds, people are not allowed to do it, use it, see it, or know about it.
[v-link PHR]
American parents may soon be able to rule violent TV programmes out of bounds.
美国的家长可能很快就会迫使含有暴力内容的电视节目遭禁播。
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v.boundboundsboundedboundingadjective★[not before noun ]1★boundto do/be sth certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth 一定会；很可能会◆There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.引进新系统后一定会发生变化。◆It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow.明天肯定又是阳光灿烂。◆You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam.你下了这么大工夫，考试准能及格。◆It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).这事迟早都是要发生的。◆You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand).第一次总是会紧张的。☞synonyms at
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2forced to do sth by law, duty or a particular situation 受（法律、义务或情况）约束（必须做某事）；有义务（做某事）boundby sth ◆We are not bound by the decision.我们不受该决定的约束。◆You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month.按照合同规定，你必须在月底前付款。bound(by sth) to do sth ( BrE) ( formal) ◆I am bound to sayI disagree with you on this point. 我觉得有必要指出，在这一点上我不同意你的观点。3( in compounds 构成复合词) prevented from going somewhere or from working normally by the conditions mentioned 因…受阻（或不能正常工作）◆Strike-bound travellers face long delays.因罢工滞留的旅客要耽搁很长时间。◆fogbound airports因雾不能正常作业的机场4( also in compounds 亦构成复合词) travelling, or ready to travel, in a particular direction or to a particular place 正旅行去（某地）；准备前往（某地）◆homeward bound (= going home)在回家途中◆Paris-bound前往巴黎的◆northbound/southbound/eastbound/westbound向北╱向南╱向东╱向西行进的boundfor… ◆a plane bound for Dublin开往都柏林的飞机IDIOMSbe bound ˈup in sthvery busy with sth; very interested or involved in sth 忙于某事；热衷于某事◆He's too bound up in his work to have much time for his children.他工作太忙，没有很多时间陪孩子们。bound and deˈtermined( NAmE) very determined to do sth 矢志不渝；下定决心be bound toˈgether by/in sthto be closely connected 因…（或在…方面）密切联系◆communities bound together by customs and traditions因习俗和传统而结合在一起的社区bound ˈup with sthclosely connected with sth 和某事密切相关◆From that moment my life became inextricably bound up with hers.从那一刻起，我的一生就和她结下不解之缘。ˈI'll be bound( old-fashioned) ( BrEinformal) I feel sure 我敢肯定☞more at
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n.verb1[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to run with long steps, especially in an enthusiastic way 跳跃着跑◆The dogs bounded ahead.那些狗在前面蹦蹦跳跳地跑。2[transitive , usually passive ]boundsth ( formal) to form the edge or limit of an area 形成…的边界（或界限）◆The field was bounded on the left by a wood.那片地左边依傍着一片树林。noun( formal) a high or long jump 蹦跳；跳跃☞see also
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the past tense and past participle of bind
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1likely be bound to to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing: Don’t lie to her. She’s bound to find out.it is bound to be (=used to say that something should have been expected) ‘It’s hot!’ ‘Well, it was bound to be – I just took it out of the oven.’ When you are dealing with so many patients, mistakes are bound to happen.RegisterBound to is used mainly in spoken English. In written English, people usually use certain to, it is inevitable that instead: Mistakes are bound to happen. ➔ It is inevitable that mistakes will happen.2law/agreement be bound (by something) to be forced to do what a law or agreement says you must do → bindingbound (by something) to do something The Foundation is bound by the treaty to help any nation that requests aid. You are legally bound to report the accident.3duty be/feel bound to do something to feel that you ought to do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it: Ian felt bound to tell Joanna the truth. Well, I’m bound to say (=I feel I ought to say), I think you’re taking a huge risk.be duty bound/honour bound to do something A son is duty bound to look after his mother.4travelling towards bound for London/Mexico etc (also London-bound/Mexico-bound etc) travelling towards a particular place or in a particular direction: a plane bound for Somalia We tried to get seats on a Rome-bound flight.homeward-bound (=travelling towards home) commutersnorthbound/southbound/eastbound/westbound All eastbound trains have been cancelled due to faulty signals.5relationship be bound (together) by something if two people or groups are bound together by something, they share a particular experience or situation that causes them to have a relationship → unite: The two nations were bound together by a common history.6be bound up in something to be very involved in something, so that you cannot think about anything else: He was too bound up in his own problems to listen to mine.7be bound up with something to be very closely connected with a particular problem or situation: Mark’s problems are all bound up with his mother’s death when he was ten. The people of Transkei began to realize that their future was inseparably bound up with that of South Africa.8snow-bound/strike-bound/tradition-bound etc controlled or limited by something, so that you cannot do what you want or what other people want you to: a fog-bound airport people who are wheelchair-bound a desk-bound sergeant (=having to work in an office, instead of doing a more active job)9a bound book is covered on the outside with paper, leather etc → bindbound in a Bible bound in leather a leather-bound volume of Shakespeare’s plays10I’ll be bound old-fashioned used when you are very sure that what you have just said is true: He had good reasons for doing that, I’ll be bound.11bound and determined American English very determined to do or achieve something, especially something difficult: Klein is bound and determined to win at least five races this year.
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1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to run with a lot of energy, because you are happy, excited, or frightenedbound up/towards/across etc Suddenly a huge dog came bounding towards me.2be bounded by something if a country or area of land is bounded by something such as a wall, river etc, it has the wall etc at its edge → boundary: a yard bounded by a wooden fence The US is bounded in the north by Canada and in the south by Mexico.
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1 bounds [plural]a)the limits of what is possible or acceptablewithin the bounds of something We are here to make sure that the police operate within the bounds of the law.be/go beyond the bounds of credibility/reason/decency etc The humor in the movie sometimes goes beyond the bounds of good taste.be within/beyond the bounds of possibility (=be possible/not possible) It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they could meet again.b) old-fashioned the edges of a town, city etc2out of bounds if a place is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go thereSYN off-limits American Englishbound to/for The path by the railway line is officially out of bounds to both cyclists and walkers.3by leaps and bounds/in leaps and bounds British English if someone or something increases, develops etc by leaps and bounds, they increase etc very quickly: Julie’s reading is improving in leaps and bounds.4know no bounds formal if someone’s honesty, kindness etc knows no bounds, they are extremely honest etc5in bounds/out of bounds inside or outside the legal playing area in a sport such as American football or basketball6[countable] a long or high jump made with a lot of energy
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