5.bound to sth
(linked to sth)与…密切相关的
Economic growth is still bound to the issues of poverty, social justice, and conservation.经济增长仍然与贫困、社会公正、环境保护等问题密切相关。
6.bound up with sth
(closely linked to sth)与…紧密相连;与…息息相关
His irritability is bound up with his work.他的烦躁易怒与他的工作密切相关。
My fate was bound up with hers.我和她的命运息息相关。
7.bound up in sth
(held)money, element +被限制在某处;固定于某处
The manager of a company does not like having a large chunk of his wealth bound up in its shares.一家公司的经理不喜欢大笔钱财被套在自己的股票里。
They'd have a lot of hydrogen sulphide gas bound up in their cells.他们的牢房里会积聚大量硫化氢气体。
8.bound up in sth
(absorbed)interest +与…密不可分
Their interests were completely bound up in their careers.他们的兴趣完全融入了他们的职业生涯。
9.<正式>(tied up)被缚住的;被束缚的;被限制的
a bound prisoner被绑住的囚犯