plural bonds
plural bonds
Learner's definition of BOND
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[count] : something (such as an idea, interest, experience, or feeling) that is shared between people or groups and forms a connection between them纽带;联系;关系 -
the bonds of friendship友谊的纽带
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a daughter's bond with her mother母女之间的亲情
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family/kinship bonds家庭/亲属关系
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Recent events have helped to strengthen the bonds between our two countries.近期的事件加强了我们两国间的联系。
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My roommate and I share a common bond because we both grew up in the Midwest.室友和我有着共同之处,因为我俩都是在中西部长大的。
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the bonds of holy matrimony [=the connection between two people who are married to each other]神圣的婚姻纽带
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[count] finance : an official document in which a government or company promises to pay back an amount of money that it has borrowed and to pay interest for the borrowed money公债;债券 -
She has invested most of her money in stocks and bonds.她把大部分钱都投资在股票和债券上了。
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The city issued bonds [=the city created bonds and sold them to investors] to pay for the new school.这个城市为建新学校发行了债券。
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municipal bonds [=bonds issued by a local government]市政债券
— see also junk bond, savings bond 3
[count] formal : a chain or rope that is used to prevent someone from moving or acting freely镣铐;(捆绑人的)绳索;桎梏 —
usually plural通常用复数 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 4
[count] : the condition of being held together or joined连接;结合 6
[count] formal : a promise or agreement to do something承诺;契约 7
[noncount] chiefly US, law : the amount of money that someone promises to pay if a prisoner who is allowed to leave jail does not return later for a trial or to prison : an agreement to pay bail保释金 -
The accused was released on $10,000 bond. [=the person accused of a crime was released from jail because someone promised to pay $10,000 if the accused person does not appear for the trial]被告以1万美元取保释放。
2 bond /ˈbɑːnd/ verb
bonds; bonded; bonding
bonds; bonded; bonding
Learner's definition of BOND
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a [+ object] : to join (things) together使连接;使结合 b [no object] : to join to something else黏合;结合 2
[no object] : to form a close relationship with someone形成亲近关系 —
often + with -
We were strangers at first, but we bonded (with each other) quickly.开始时我们之间还很陌生,但很快就熟悉了。
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A new mother bonds with her baby.母亲和她刚出生的宝宝建立起亲昵的关系。
— bonding
adjective, always used before a noun