bond
/bɒnd/ (bre, ipa) · /bɑːnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbänd/ (ame, mw)
bond — 名詞
1. a strong feeling or shared understanding that keeps people close to each other.
羈絆；情誼
讓人彼此緊密相連的感情或關係
a strong feeling or shared understanding that keeps people close to each other.
Years of night shifts created a bond between the two nurses.
多年的夜班讓兩位護理師之間產生了深厚的情誼。
bond between + people
After the flood, neighbors felt a stronger bond with one another.
洪水過後，鄰居之間感到更強的羈絆。
bond with + people after shared hardship
Cooking together every Sunday strengthened the bond in the Kim family.
Kim 一家每週日一起做飯，讓家人之間的情誼更深。
Shared jokes helped the new teammates form a bond at camp.
共同的玩笑幫新隊友在營隊裡建立起情誼。
- 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
債券
政府或公司借款並付利息的憑證
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.
爺爺買了公債，想替孫子們存一筆錢。
government bonds
The company sold bonds to raise money for a new bridge.
那家公司發行債券，為新橋籌資。
sell bonds to raise money
Many small investors prefer bonds when stock prices jump wildly.
許多小額投資人會在股價大幅波動時偏好債券。
Our bank adviser explained when the bond would pay interest.
銀行顧問向我們說明那張債券何時會支付利息。
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.
保證書；契約
正式寫下來、具約束力的承諾
an official written promise that someone will do something or accept a duty.
Each builder signed a bond to finish the school on time.
每位建商都簽了一份保證書，承諾準時蓋完那所學校。
sign a bond
The city required a bond before work began on the tunnel.
隧道工程開工前，市政府要求先提出一份保證書。
require a bond
Without the bond, the repair company could leave the job unfinished.
沒有那份契約，維修公司可能會把工作做一半就離開。
The printed bond promised payment if the roof leaked again.
那份印好的保證書承諾，如果屋頂再漏水就會付款。
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
保釋；擔保
讓被告先獲釋並確保出庭的金錢或擔保
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.
聽證後，法官把保釋金定為五萬美元。
set bond at + amount
Ravi's aunt paid the bond so he could go home.
Ravi 的阿姨付了保釋金，讓他可以回家。
pay the bond
Missing court would make the family lose the bond.
如果沒有出庭，這家人就會失去那筆保釋金。
Reporters waited outside until lawyers posted bond for the singer.
記者一直在外面等，直到律師替那位歌手辦好保釋。
- 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
接合處
兩部分黏住或連在一起的位置
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.
兩片磁磚之間的接合處出現了一道裂痕。
bond between + surfaces
Check the bond before you hang the mirror on the wall.
把鏡子掛上牆前，先檢查一下接合處。
check the bond
Heat weakened the bond holding the label to the bottle.
高溫削弱了標籤和瓶子之間的接合處。
The carpenter tested each bond after the glue had dried.
膠水乾了之後，木工測試了每一個接合處。
- 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.
化學鍵
使原子在分子中結合的作用力
the force that makes atoms stay joined as part of the same substance.
A strong bond holds the two hydrogen atoms close together.
強的化學鍵會把兩個氫原子緊緊拉在一起。
bond between atoms
Breaking the bond releases energy during the reaction.
打斷這個化學鍵時，反應過程中會釋放能量。
break a bond
In water, each oxygen atom forms bonds with hydrogen atoms.
在水裡，每個氧原子都會和氫原子形成化學鍵。
The chart shows how the bond changes when the metal heats up.
這張圖表顯示金屬受熱時化學鍵如何改變。
- 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.
束縛；枷鎖
限制人行動或自由的東西
ropes, chains, or another force that keeps someone from being free.
The prisoner's bonds cut into his wrists during the long walk.
囚犯手上的枷鎖在長途步行中磨痛了手腕。
plural bonds for ropes or chains
Debt became a bond that kept the farmer on the land.
債務成了一種束縛，把那位農夫困在土地上。
figurative singular use
At the locked gate, Hana called marriage a bond she could not break.
站在鎖住的大門前，Hana 說婚姻是她掙不開的束縛。
Years of fear were bonds that kept the village women silent.
多年的恐懼成了枷鎖，讓村裡的女人一直不敢出聲。
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 — 動詞
1. to make two materials hold together, especially with glue, or to become fixed to
黏合；黏住
把材料黏在一起，或自己黏在一起
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.
牙醫把我門牙上的小缺口黏補好了。
bond + object in repair contexts
These tiles bond well if the wall is clean and dry.
如果牆面又乾淨又乾，這些磁磚就會黏得很好。
intransitive: materials bond well
Workers bonded the plastic sheet to the wooden frame.
工人把塑膠片黏合到木框上。
The two layers did not bond because rain hit the glue.
那兩層材料沒有黏住，因為雨水打到了膠。
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
變親近；拉近
因共同經歷而更親近，或使彼此更親近
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.
新生們在宿舍裡靠深夜打牌培養了情誼。
bond over + shared activity
Camping in the rain bonded the rescue team quickly.
在雨中露營，讓救援隊很快就變得更親近。
shared experience as subject
Omar bonded with his host father during morning fishing trips.
Omar 在清晨釣魚的幾次行程裡，和寄宿家庭的父親建立了情誼。
The coach used cooking lessons to bond the players.
教練用烹飪課來拉近球員之間的關係。
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.
鍵結；成鍵
原子以化學鍵相連
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.
鐵釘在雨中生鏽時，氧會和鐵鍵結。
bond with + element
In this salt, sodium and chlorine bond tightly.
在這種鹽裡，鈉和氯會緊密成鍵。
intransitive chemistry use
Heat can stop the atoms from bonding in the right shape.
高溫可能會阻止那些原子以正確的形狀成鍵。
The diagram shows how carbon atoms bond to one another.
這張圖說明碳原子如何彼此鍵結。
- 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 — 形容詞
1. kept as a slave and not free to live by your own choices.
為奴的
被當作奴隸、沒有自由的
kept as a slave and not free to live by your own choices.
The museum displays tools used in bond labor on the island.
那座博物館展出島上從事奴役勞動時用過的工具。
bond labor
Tax records counted women and children doing bond labor on the farm.
稅冊記下了農場裡從事奴役勞動的婦女和孩子。
bond labor
A bond woman hid letters beneath the kitchen floor.
一名為奴的女子把信藏在廚房地板下面。
The play shows one bond man planning his escape at night.
那齣戲寫到一名為奴男子在夜裡計畫逃跑。
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.