Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3174
bound
跳跃；蹦跳
To move forward by jumping or leaping.
- 1.
To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
环绕(领土或地理实体)；形成...的边界
- 2.
To leap, move by jumping.
跳跃,以跳跃移动
- 3.
To be the bound of.
成为...的界限
- 4.
To cause to leap.
使跳跃
与…接壤；环绕；使跳跃；使蹦跳；环绕(领土或地理实体)；形成...的边界；跳跃,以跳跃移动；成为...的界限
In use
The deer bounded across the field.
The puppy bounded up the stairs.
He bounded out of the car.
Verb forms
base bound · third person bounds · -ing bounding · past bounded · past participle bounded
Connections
Collocations
- bound up the stairs
- 蹦跳着上楼
- The children bounded up the stairs.孩子们蹦跳着上了楼。
- bound over the fence
- 跳过栅栏
- The dog bounded over the fence.狗跳过了栅栏。
- bound into the room
- 蹦跳着进房间
- She bounded into the room with excitement.她兴奋地蹦跳着进了房间。
- bound forward
- 向前跳跃
- He bounded forward to catch the ball.他向前跃起去接球。
- be bounded by
- 以……为界；与……接壤
- The park is bounded by a river.公园以一条河为界。
- bound along the trail
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“绑的”：bound像绳子“绑”出的边界线；又像弹簧绑在脚下，一蹦一跳。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：地理/领土边界描述、文学或生动叙述中的跳跃 bound 作动词主要有两种用法：表示“跳跃”时多用于文学作品或较生动的叙述，日常会话中更常说 jump；表示“环绕、成为…边界”时属于正式用法，常见于地理、领土或法律描述。
Grammar Note
作“跳跃”解时不及物；作“限制”“形成边界”解时及物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bound /baʊnd/ 押韵的词有 found、sound、ground、round、pound，均发 /aʊnd/。注意 wound 拼写也以 -ound 结尾，但名词“伤口”读 /wuːnd/，与 bound 不押韵；而动词 wind 的过去式 wound 读 /waʊnd/，反而押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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