two numbers; consisting of two parts

HtcW;    binary code/numbers

H#J ft 53/  —compare unary ► bin-ary noun

[U]:   The computer performs calculations in binary and

converts the results to decimal, if #1 — ift rfrJ ffc ift 7r if

n,

!bin bag noun (BrE, informal) a large plastic bag for putting rubbish/garbage in MP\ bind /baind/ verb, noun m verb (bound, bound /baund/)

►                 TIE WITH ROPE/CLOTH fflm 1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (to sth) | ~ sb/ sth (together) to tie sb/sth with rope, string, etc. so that they cannot move or are held together firmly M ;

She was bound to a chair.         -JEM'7±o 0

They bound his hands together. #,fTJ IE ffe Eft Mi ^    &

—® 0 o He was left bound and gagged (= tied up and with a piece of cloth tied over his mouth), fk ®

Eft###,       L7o 2 [VN] ~ sth (up) to tie

a long thin piece of cloth around sth ( ^ H

She bound up his wounds. MfEfk(Hj#i P0

►                 UNITE tp if 3 [VN] ~ A and B (together) | ~ A to B to unite people, organizations, etc. so that they live or work together more happily or effectively (

- fs , if:        Organizations such as schools and clubs

bind a community together.

ffcKj^/3—o She thought that having his child would bind him to her forever.        ^Eft^i^^

►                 MAKE SB DO STH IK {#-4 [usually passive] ~ sb (to sth) to

force sb to do sth by making them promise to do it or by making it their duty to do it 4ft j£;’ it®:       [VN] He

had been bound to secrecy (= made to promise not to tell people about sth).  0 [VN to inf] The

agreement binds her to repay the debt within six months.

o —see also

BINDING adj., BOUND adj.{2)

►                 STICK TOGETHER ft £ 5 - (sth) (together) to stick

together or to make things stick together in a solid mass       [V] Add an egg yolk to make

the mixture bind.  3§o 0 [VN]

Add an egg yolk to bind the mixture together»

o

►                 BOOK iUn 6 [VN] [usually passive] to fasten the pages of a

book together and put them inside a cover flfj:     two

volumes bound in leather

►                 SEW EDGE ft Hi 7 [VN] [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) to

sew the edge of sth to decorate it or to make it stronger In • • ■ H          ^ • ift : The blankets were bound with

satin.

ibLSl see hand n.       .bind sb 'over [usually passive]

1 (NAmE, law ]f) to give sb bail while they are waiting to go to trial ft if       : He was bound over for

trial.  2 (BrE, law W) to give sb a

formal warning that if they break the law again they will be punished          ) :       She

was bound over to keep the peace for a year.

jy£-¥iw#im

a noun [sing.] (BrE, informal) an annoying situation that is often difficult to avoid § iM. — see also double bind IWjI in a ’bind (NAmE) in a difficult situation that you do not know how to get out of bind er /'baind0(r)/ noun 1 [C] a hard cover for holding sheets of paper, magazines, etc. together   a

ring binder jfi) 2 [C] a person or machine that puts covers on books sk iT I; ^ iT fl 3 [C, U] a substance that makes things stick or mix together in a solid form 16f^ij; fpffM 4 [C] a machine that fastens wheat into bunches after it has been cut ( ##1 ) f ijjgfll bindi /'bindi/ noun a decorative mark worn in the middle of the forehead, usually by Hindu women

) mMim mwm

bind-ing /'baindir)/ adj., noun

• adj. ~ (on/upon sb) that must be obeyed because it is accepted in law MM Eft ;       a

binding promise/agreement/contract ^      /

a noun 1 [C, U] the cover that holds the pages of a book together ( 4itlft ) Mfe. 2 [C, U] cloth that is fastened to the edge of sth to protect or decorate it i§j£;       3 [C]