binder

/ˈbaɪndə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈaɪndɚ] /ˈbaɪndər/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈaɪndɚ] /ˈbīn-dər How to pronounce binder (audio)/ (ame, mw)

binder — 名詞

1. a stiff cover with metal rings inside, used for keeping hole-punched papers or m

1.名詞B1
釋義

活頁夾

有金屬環可夾穿孔紙張的硬夾

a stiff cover with metal rings inside, used for keeping hole-punched papers or magazine pages together in order.

例句

Joon slipped the lab notes into his binder before chemistry class.

Joon 在化學課前把實驗筆記放進活頁夾。

put notes into a binder

Tariq wrote "History" on the binder spine with a black marker.

Tariq 用黑色麥克筆在活頁夾書背寫上「History」。

binder spine label

同義詞
  • folder

    holds papers too, but usually without metal rings

  • file

    can mean the holder or the papers, depending on region and context

  • notebook

    already has fixed pages, unlike loose sheets in a binder

用法筆記

Usually means a ringed cover for school or office papers. Unlike a simple folder, the pages are often hole-punched and fixed in place.

常見錯誤

❌Put the worksheet in the binder ring.
✅Put the worksheet in the binder.
💡The rings are one part inside it; the whole object is the binder.

2. someone who, or a machine that, joins pages and adds a cover to make a finished

2.名詞C1
釋義

裝訂工

裝訂書頁並加封面的工人或機器

someone who, or a machine that, joins pages and adds a cover to make a finished book.

例句

Sahil asked the binder to stamp gold letters on the cover.

Sahil 請裝訂工在封面上壓金色字母。

ask the binder to do a finishing step

The binder sewed the pages before attaching the red cloth spine.

裝訂工先把書頁縫好，再裝上紅色布書背。

bookmaking action: sew pages and attach a spine

同義詞
  • bookbinder

    more explicit when the meaning is a person who binds books

用法筆記

Often refers to a person in bookmaking. In a print room or workshop, it can also name the machine that does the binding.

3. a farm machine that ties cut grain or similar crops into bunches ready to be car

3.名詞C2
釋義

捆禾機

把割下穀物綁成束的農機

a farm machine that ties cut grain or similar crops into bunches ready to be carried away.

例句

At sunset, the binder moved slowly across the wheat field.

黃昏時，捆禾機慢慢穿過麥田。

farm machine crossing a field

Kofi stopped the binder when wet straw clogged the front teeth.

稻草堵住前方齒片時，Kofi 立刻停下捆禾機。

stop the binder when straw clogs it

用法筆記

This is a farming sense, often used when describing older equipment or traditional harvest methods.

4. a material added to powder, paint, or another mixture so the separate parts join

4.名詞C1
釋義

黏結劑

讓粉末或材料黏成一體的物質

a material added to powder, paint, or another mixture so the separate parts join and stay in one mass.

例句

The recipe needs egg as a binder for the fish cakes.

這份食譜用蛋當魚餅的黏結劑。

egg as a binder

Workers mixed clay with a binder before pressing the tiles.

工人先把黏土和黏結劑拌勻，再壓成磁磚。

mix a binder into a material

同義詞
  • adhesive

    usually stresses sticking surfaces together, not holding a whole mixture in shape

  • fixative

    used in more specialized chemical or artistic settings

用法筆記

Common in recipes, paints, medicines, and building materials. The binder is the ingredient that holds the mixture together.

5. a wide support band wrapped firmly around the chest, stomach, or another body pa

5.名詞C1
釋義

醫療束帶

術後或受傷時固定支撐身體的布帶

a wide support band wrapped firmly around the chest, stomach, or another body part after an operation or injury.

例句

The nurse tightened the binder around Rosa's stomach after surgery.

護士在手術後把醫療束帶繫緊在 Rosa 的腹部。

binder around the stomach after surgery

After the operation, Omar wore a binder to support his ribs.

手術後，Omar 穿著醫療束帶來支撐肋骨。

wear a binder for support

同義詞
  • support belt

    broader term for a belt that supports part of the body

  • bandage

    more general; not every bandage is a binder

用法筆記

This medical sense is for support and healing. Distinguish it from sense 6, which names a garment worn to change chest shape.

6. a tight undergarment worn so the chest looks flatter, especially by transgender

6.名詞B2
釋義

束胸衣

把胸部壓平的貼身衣物

a tight undergarment worn so the chest looks flatter, especially by transgender or non-binary people.

例句

Jude bought a softer binder to wear under summer shirts.

Jude 買了一件較柔軟的束胸衣，好穿在夏天的襯衫裡。

wear a binder under clothes

The clinic gave a safety guide for washing and sizing a binder.

診所發了一份安全指南，說明怎麼清洗和選尺寸合適的束胸衣。

sizing and washing a binder

用法筆記

Used for gender-affirming clothing rather than medical support. Distinguish it from sense 5, which is worn to help the body heal after injury or surgery.