be in a bind
口语中常用，表示处于很难摆脱的麻烦处境；bind 前用 a，不用 the。
We're in a bind: the car broke down and we have no money.
我们陷入了困境：车抛锚了，我们又没有钱。
困境；窘境
binds — plural of bind
捆绑物；系绳；束缚；羁绊；藤蔓；攀缘植物；连音线；连线；压制；封锁
A difficult or awkward situation; a predicament.
常用短语 in a bind（处于困境）
束缚物；捆绑物；系带
That which binds or ties.
像束缚一样的障碍
something that hinders as if with bonds
麻烦的处境；问题；困境；窘境
A troublesome situation; a problem; a predicament or quandary.
缠绕或攀缘植物或茎,尤指啤酒花藤；蔓生植物
Any twining or climbing plant or stem, especially a hop vine; a bine.
连接音符的连音线或连结线
A ligature or tie for grouping notes.
对某一位置的强力控制或扼制,使对手难以摆脱
A strong grip or stranglehold on a position, which is difficult for the opponent to break.
煤矿中硬化的黏土或其他覆盖物质
The indurated clay of coal mines, or other overlying substances such as sandstone or shale.
Finding myself in a financial bind, I had to borrow money from a friend.
发现自己陷入财务困境，我不得不向朋友借钱。
用法提示：名词bind表示困境，常与in a...bind搭配。
The tight schedule put us in a real bind.
紧凑的日程让我们真的陷入了困境。
用法提示：名词bind表示束缚或困境，与put in a bind连用。
Being caught between two job offers is a bind I never expected.
被两份工作机会夹在中间是我从未预料到的困境。
用法提示：名词bind比喻两难处境，作表语或宾语。
口语中常用，表示处于很难摆脱的麻烦处境；bind 前用 a，不用 the。
We're in a bind: the car broke down and we have no money.
我们陷入了困境：车抛锚了，我们又没有钱。
表示使某人陷入难处，主语通常是造成麻烦的人或事。
The new timetable put us in a bind.
新的时间表让我们陷入了困境。
指摆脱麻烦的处境，主语多为人，也可说 help sb out of a bind。
He borrowed money to get out of a bind.
他借钱以摆脱困境。
较正式，指令人为难的处境；bind 更口语，两者可互换但语域不同。
强调必须在两个都不好的选项中作决定，含义比 bind 更具体。
侧重不知该怎么办，常用于犹豫不决的语境。
非正式表达，常见于 in a pickle，语气比 bind 轻。
非正式，常见于 in a jam，比 bind 更随意。
grammar · medium
易错句子I'm in bind because I lost my keys.
正确表达I'm in a bind because I lost my keys.
bind 作名词表示“困境、窘境”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词，所以要用 in a bind。汉语名词前不需要冠词，学习者容易整句照搬汉语结构而漏掉 a/an/the；这里表示泛指的一种困境，用不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company is on a bind after losing its biggest client.
正确表达The company is in a bind after losing its biggest client.
表示“陷入困境”的固定搭配是 in a bind，介词只能用 in，不能用 on 或 at。汉语“在……中/上”可以对应多个英语介词，容易误选；这是约定俗成的习惯表达，介词不可替换。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a strong bind between the two countries.
正确表达There is a strong bond between the two countries.
表示人与人、国家与国家之间“联系、纽带”的名词是 bond，不是 bind。bind 作名词指“困境”或“捆绑物、束缚物”，不能表示情感或关系的联结；二者拼写相近，容易被混用。
处于困境
I'm in a bind because I lost my wallet.
我因为丢了钱包，现在处境窘迫。
摆脱困境
A small loan from a friend got him out of a bind.
朋友的一笔小额贷款使他摆脱了困境。
使某人陷入困境
The sudden storm put the travelers in a bind.
突来的暴风雨使旅客们陷入了困境。
两难困境
Employees face a double bind: accept lower pay or be laid off.
员工面临两难困境：要么接受更低的工资，要么被解雇。
有点麻烦
It's a bit of a bind having to take the train twice a day.
每天不得不乘两次火车，这有点麻烦。
陷入困境；处境艰难
I'm in a real bind because I lost my wallet and my phone.
我丢了钱包和手机，真是陷入了困境。
两难境地；进退两难
She was caught in a double bind: either quit her job or miss her sister's wedding.
她陷入了两难境地：要么辞职，要么错过姐姐的婚礼。
把某人捆住手脚；束缚某人
The contract binds us hand and foot, leaving no room for negotiation.
这份合同把我们捆得死死的，没有任何谈判余地。
一枚戒指统御众戒，一枚戒指寻找众戒，一枚戒指带回众戒，并在黑暗中束缚它们。
He found himself in a bind when his car broke down on the highway.
当他的车在高速公路上抛锚时，他陷入了困境。
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大麻烦
Losing my keys at the airport was a real bind.
在机场丢了钥匙真是个大麻烦。