bond
/bɒnd/ (bre, ipa) · /bɑːnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbänd/ (ame, mw)
bond — noun
1. a strong feeling or shared understanding that keeps people close to each other.
a strong feeling or shared understanding that keeps people close to each other.
Years of night shifts created a bond between the two nurses.
bond between + people
After the flood, neighbors felt a stronger bond with one another.
bond with + people after shared hardship
Cooking together every Sunday strengthened the bond in the Kim family.
Shared jokes helped the new teammates form a bond at camp.
- connection
broader and more neutral; can be personal, social, or factual
- tie
common for family, business, or national relationships
- attachment
more emotional and sometimes one-sided
文法句型
a bond between people
a bond with someone
用法筆記
Usually appears with between, with, or over shared experiences. Distinguish from noun/7, which stresses restraint rather than closeness.
常見錯誤
2. a document showing that you lent money to a government or company and they must
a document showing that you lent money to a government or company and they must repay it with interest.
Grandpa bought government bonds to save for his grandchildren.
government bonds
The company sold bonds to raise money for a new bridge.
sell bonds to raise money
Many small investors prefer bonds when stock prices jump wildly.
Our bank adviser explained when the bond would pay interest.
文法句型
buy bonds
sell bonds
用法筆記
Often modified by government, company, savings, or municipal. Distinguish from noun/3: this sense is an investment, not just any written promise.
常見錯誤
3. an official written promise that someone will do something or accept a duty.
an official written promise that someone will do something or accept a duty.
Each builder signed a bond to finish the school on time.
sign a bond
The city required a bond before work began on the tunnel.
require a bond
Without the bond, the repair company could leave the job unfinished.
The printed bond promised payment if the roof leaked again.
文法句型
sign a bond
require a bond
用法筆記
Common in legal and business settings. Distinguish from noun/4, which is specifically tied to release before trial.
4. money or a formal promise used to secure a person's release until they return to
money or a formal promise used to secure a person's release until they return to court.
The judge set bond at fifty thousand dollars after the hearing.
set bond at + amount
Ravi's aunt paid the bond so he could go home.
pay the bond
Missing court would make the family lose the bond.
Reporters waited outside until lawyers posted bond for the singer.
- detention
keeps the person in custody instead of releasing them
文法句型
set bond at an amount
post bond
用法筆記
Common verbs are set, pay, and post. In American legal English, bond may refer to the money or the formal guarantee behind release.
5. the place or line where two parts meet after they have been fixed with glue or a
the place or line where two parts meet after they have been fixed with glue or another substance.
A crack appeared along the bond between the two tiles.
bond between + surfaces
Check the bond before you hang the mirror on the wall.
check the bond
Heat weakened the bond holding the label to the bottle.
The carpenter tested each bond after the glue had dried.
- separation
describes the parts coming apart
文法句型
the bond between surfaces
check the bond
用法筆記
Usually used for surfaces, layers, tiles, labels, or pieces of wood. Distinguish from verb/1, which names the action of joining the materials.
6. the force that makes atoms stay joined as part of the same substance.
the force that makes atoms stay joined as part of the same substance.
A strong bond holds the two hydrogen atoms close together.
bond between atoms
Breaking the bond releases energy during the reaction.
break a bond
In water, each oxygen atom forms bonds with hydrogen atoms.
The chart shows how the bond changes when the metal heats up.
- attractive force
broader scientific wording for the force drawing particles together
- chemical link
simpler explanatory phrase, not a strict technical term
- repulsion
pushes particles apart instead of holding them together
文法句型
a bond between atoms
break a bond
用法筆記
Used in science writing with types such as ionic, covalent, and metallic. Subject matter is atoms, molecules, or crystals rather than people or objects.
7. ropes, chains, or another force that keeps someone from being free.
ropes, chains, or another force that keeps someone from being free.
The prisoner's bonds cut into his wrists during the long walk.
plural bonds for ropes or chains
Debt became a bond that kept the farmer on the land.
figurative singular use
At the locked gate, Hana called marriage a bond she could not break.
Years of fear were bonds that kept the village women silent.
文法句型
break your bonds
bonds of fear
用法筆記
Often plural when meaning actual ropes or chains. Singular bond is more common in figurative use for something that limits freedom.
bond — verb
1. to make two materials hold together, especially with glue, or to become fixed to
to make two materials hold together, especially with glue, or to become fixed together in that way.
The dentist bonded the small chip on my front tooth.
bond + object in repair contexts
These tiles bond well if the wall is clean and dry.
intransitive: materials bond well
Workers bonded the plastic sheet to the wooden frame.
The two layers did not bond because rain hit the glue.
文法句型
bond something to something
bond together
用法筆記
Object is usually a surface or material, and the second surface often follows with to. Distinguish from verb/2, which is about relationships, not glue or materials.
常見錯誤
2. to grow close to someone through shared time or experience, or to help other peo
to grow close to someone through shared time or experience, or to help other people become close.
The new students bonded over late-night card games in the dorm.
bond over + shared activity
Camping in the rain bonded the rescue team quickly.
shared experience as subject
Omar bonded with his host father during morning fishing trips.
The coach used cooking lessons to bond the players.
文法句型
bond with someone
bond over something
bond people together
用法筆記
Intransitive use usually takes with or over; transitive use means causing a group to feel closer. Distinguish from noun/1, which names the relationship after it has formed.
常見錯誤
3. to keep atoms joined by a chemical force, or to stay joined in that way.
to keep atoms joined by a chemical force, or to stay joined in that way.
Oxygen bonds with iron when the nail rusts in rain.
bond with + element
In this salt, sodium and chlorine bond tightly.
intransitive chemistry use
Heat can stop the atoms from bonding in the right shape.
The diagram shows how carbon atoms bond to one another.
- split
separate into parts
- break apart
plain phrase for losing the chemical join
文法句型
atoms bond with atoms
bond atoms together
用法筆記
Usually used about atoms, elements, or molecules. Outside science, use verb/1 for physical sticking and verb/2 for human relationships.
bond — adjective
1. kept as a slave and not free to live by your own choices.
kept as a slave and not free to live by your own choices.
The museum displays tools used in bond labor on the island.
bond labor
Tax records counted women and children doing bond labor on the farm.
bond labor
A bond woman hid letters beneath the kitchen floor.
The play shows one bond man planning his escape at night.
文法句型
bond + noun
用法筆記
Mostly historical or literary, especially in phrases like bond woman, bond man, and bond labor.