bind

縛る、結ぶ

縄やひも、帯で物をしっかりまとめたり固定したりする。

やさしい英語で： To tie things tightly together or hold them in place with rope, string, or a band.

• Bind the branches with string.
• They bound his hands behind his back.
• A cloth was used to bind the wound.

使い方： bind something with something (She bound the sticks with rope.)

類義語： tie, fasten

反対語： untie, unbind

よく使う表現： bind someone’s hands, bind something together, bind with rope

拘束する、義務付ける

法律や道徳により、規則や約束を守る義務を負わせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone legally or morally required to obey a rule or keep a promise.

• This agreement binds both parties.
• We are bound by strict rules.
• His promise bound him to keep the secret.

使い方： be bound by something (We are bound by the contract.); bind someone to do something (The agreement binds him to pay every month.)

類義語： oblige, obligate

反対語： release

よく使う表現： bind someone legally, bind someone to

結び付ける、つなぐ

人や物の間に深いつながりを作る。

やさしい英語で： To create a close connection between people or things.

• Shared memories bind us together.
• Love bound the family through difficult times.
• A common purpose binds these communities.

使い方： bind someone to someone/something (Her promise bound her to the group.); bind people/things together (Their shared history binds them together.)

類義語： unite, connect, link

反対語： divide, separate

よく使う表現： bind people together, bind someone to

結合する、つなぐ

別々の部分がくっつく、またはくっつけて一つにする。

やさしい英語で： To stick together, or make separate parts stick together.

• Eggs bind the ingredients together.
• The mixture will bind as it cools.
• These molecules bind with proteins in the blood.

使い方： bind with something (The substance binds with water.); bind something together (The sauce binds the ingredients together.)

類義語： combine, stick

よく使う表現： bind ingredients together, bind with something

製本する

本のページをまとめて綴じ、表紙を付ける。

やさしい英語で： To join a book’s pages together and put them inside a cover.

• They bind each book by hand.
• The poems were bound in red leather.
• Can you bind these pages into one volume?

使い方： bind something in something (The book was bound in leather.)

よく使う表現： bind a book, bind in leather, bind pages together

引っかかる、動かなくなる

部品同士がこすれたり引っかかったりして、自由に動かなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To stop moving freely because parts rub against each other or become stuck.

• The machine starts to bind after an hour.
• This gear binds under pressure.
• A bent shaft can make the mechanism bind.

使い方： bind up (The sewing machine keeps binding up.)

類義語： jam, stick

よく使う表現： bind up, bind under pressure

窮地、困った状況

抜け出したり解決したりするのが難しい、困った状況。

やさしい英語で： A difficult situation that is hard to escape or solve.

• I am in a bind.
• Losing both jobs put us in a terrible bind.
• Can you help me out of this bind?

使い方： in a bind (We are in a bind without a car.)

類義語： difficulty, fix, predicament

よく使う表現： in a bind, get into a bind, out of a bind