- bound to do/be something
certain or likely to happen, or to do or be something 一定會；很可能會 There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. 引進新系統後一定會發生變化。 It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow. 明天肯定又是陽光燦爛。 You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam. 你下了這麽大功夫，考試準能及格。 It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it). 這事遲早都是要發生的。 These problems were almost bound to arise. 這些問題幾乎注定了會出現。 You're bound to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand). 第一次總是會緊張的。
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. 他們肯定會同意。 They are certain to agree. 他們肯定會同意。
- bound
[not before noun] certain to happen, or to do or be something. 指肯定會、一定會 - sure certain to happen or be true; that can be trusted or relied on:
She’s sure to be picked for the team. 她肯定會入選該隊。 It’s sure to rain. 必定會下雨。
- definite (rather informal
) certain to happen; that is not going to change: 指必將發生、不會改變： Is it definite that he’s leaving? 他肯定要離開嗎？
- guaranteed certain to have a particular result:
That kind of behaviour is guaranteed to make him angry. 那樣的行爲肯定會讓他生氣。
- 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、義務或情況）約束（必須做某事）；有義務（做某事） - bound by something
We are not bound by the decision. 我們不受該決定的約束。 You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month. 按照合同規定，你必須在月底前付款。 - bound (by something) to do something (formal)
I am bound to say I disagree with you on this point. 我覺得有必要指出，在這一點上我不同意你的觀點。 They are legally bound to appear in court. 他們依法必須出庭。
Extra ExamplesHe was legally bound to report them to the authorities. 他有法律義務將這些報告給當局。 Officials are bound by law to investigate any possible fraud. 法律規定官員有義務調查任何可能的欺詐行爲。 The country will not be held bound by a treaty signed by the previous regime. 國家不會爲前政權簽署的條約所束縛。 The president said the country could not be held bound by a treaty signed by the previous regime. 總統說，國家不應爲前政權簽署的條約所束縛。 We are legally bound by this decision. 我們在法律上受這一決定的束縛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- absolutely
- irrevocably
- by law
- …
- by
- bound by something
(in compounds 構成複合詞 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 亦構成複合詞 travelling, or ready to travel, in a particular direction or to a particular place 正旅行去（某地）；準備前往（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／向東／向西行進的 - bound for…
a plane bound for Dublin 開往都柏林的飛機 tourists who are bound for Europe 前往歐洲的遊客 college-bound high school students 上大學的高中生
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）密切聯系 communities bound together by customs and traditions 因習俗和傳統而結合在一起的社區
be bound up in something
bound and determined
- (North American English)
very determined to do something 矢志不渝；下定決心 I came here bound and determined to put the last 12 months behind me. 我來到這裏，下定決心把過去的12個月抛在腦後。
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）道義上應做某事 She felt honour-bound to attend as she had promised to. 她覺得既然答應了就應該出席。 He felt honour bound to help her. 他覺得在道義上應該幫助她。
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，他們在搞惡作劇！