- bound to do/be something
certain or likely to happen, or to do or be something 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. 你下了这么大功夫，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。 These problems were almost bound to arise. 这些问题几乎注定了会出现。 You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand). 第一次总是会紧张的。
Synonyms certaincertainTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2- bound
- sure
- definite
- guaranteed
- certain that you can rely on to happen or be true:
It’s certain that they will agree. 他们肯定会同意。 They are certain to agree. 他们肯定会同意。
- bound
[not before noun] certain to happen, or to do or be something. 指肯定会、一定会 - sure certain to happen or be true; that can be trusted or relied on:
She’s sure to be picked for the team. 她肯定会入选该队。 It’s sure to rain. 必定会下雨。
- definite (rather informal
) certain to happen; that is not going to change: 指必将发生、不会改变： Is it definite that he’s leaving? 他肯定要离开吗？
- guaranteed certain to have a particular result:
That kind of behaviour is guaranteed to make him angry. 那样的行为肯定会让他生气。
- certain/sure of something
- certain/bound/sure/guaranteed to do something
- certain/definite that…
- I couldn’t say for certain/sure/definite.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- almost
forced to do something 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） - bound by something
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 something) to do something (formal)
I am bound to say I 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。 They are legally bound to appear in court. 他们依法必须出庭。
Extra ExamplesHe was legally bound to report them to the authorities. 他有法律义务将这些报告给当局。 Officials are bound by law to investigate any possible fraud. 法律规定官员有义务调查任何可能的欺诈行为。 The country will not be held bound by a treaty signed by the previous regime. 国家不会为前政权签署的条约所束缚。 The president said the country could not be held bound by a treaty signed by the previous regime. 总统说，国家不应为前政权签署的条约所束缚。 We are legally bound by this decision. 我们在法律上受这一决定的束缚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- absolutely
- irrevocably
- by law
- …
- by
- bound by something
(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） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- homeward
- outward
- for
(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 - bound for…
a plane bound for Dublin 开往都柏林的飞机 tourists who are bound for Europe 前往欧洲的游客 college-bound high school students 上大学的高中生
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- homeward
- outward
- for
Word Originadjective sense 4 Middle English boun (in the sense ‘ready, dressed’), from Old Norse búinn, past participle of búa ‘get ready’; the final -d is euphonic, or influenced by other adjective senses of bound.
Idioms
be bound together by/in something
to 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
be bound up in something
bound and determined
- (North American English)
very determined to do something 矢志不渝；下定决心 I came here bound and determined to put the last 12 months behind me. 我来到这里，下定决心把过去的12个月抛在脑后。
bound up with something
(feel) honour-bound to do something
- (formal)
to feel that you must do something because of your sense of moral duty （感到）道义上应做某事 She felt honour-bound to attend as she had promised to. 她觉得既然答应了就应该出席。 He felt honour bound to help her. 他觉得在道义上应该帮助她。
I’ll be bound
- (old-fashioned, British English, informal)
I feel sure 我敢肯定 They’re up to some mischief, I’ll be bound! 我敢肯定，他们在搞恶作剧！