Tra từ bond - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bond AW [bond bonds bonded bonding] noun, verb BrE [bɒnd] NAmE [bɑːnd]
noun

STRONG CONNECTION
1. countable ~ (between A and B) something that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences
•A bond of friendship had been forged between them.
•The agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries.
•the special bond between mother and child

MONEY
2. countable an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement
•government bonds
see also ↑junk bond
3. uncountable (law) (especially NAmE)a sum of money that is paid as ↑bail
•He was released on $5 000 bond.
4. countable (also ˈmortgage bond) (SAfrE)a legal agreement by which a bank lends you money to buy a house, etc. which you pay back over many years; the sum of money that is lent
•to pay off a bond
•We had to take out a second bond on the property.
•bond rates (= of interest)

ROPES/CHAINS
5. bondsplural (formal)the ropes or chains keeping sb prisoner; anything that stops you from being free to do what you want
•to release sb from their bonds
•the bonds of oppression/injustice

LEGAL AGREEMENT
6. countable (formal)a legal written agreement or promise
•We entered into a solemn bond.

JOIN
7. countable the way in which two things are joined together
•a firm bond between the two surfaces

CHEMISTRY
8. countable the way in which atoms are held together in a chemical ↑compound
see sb's word is their bond at ↑word _n.

Word Origin:
Middle English: variant of ↑band.

Thesaurus:
bond noun C
•the special bond between mother and child
rapport • • relationship • • empathy • • tie • • link • • partnership • |formal affinity •
a/an bond/rapport/relationship/empathy/tie/link/partnership/link/affinity between A and B
(a) close bond/rapport/relationship/tie/link/partnership/affinity
have a/an bond/rapport/relationship/empathy/tie/link/partnership/affinity
Bond or rapport? Bond is more general than rapport, and describes relationships between countries and groups, as well as individuals. A bond is stronger and more important than a rapport, and may be forged over a period of time; you can have an instant rapport with sb that just happens without effort.

Example Bank:
•I decided to invest in some government bonds.
•She felt a bond of affection for the other girls.
•The bonds were redeemed in 2002.
•We try to forge bonds between the different communities.
•bonds of friendship
•the bond that links us
•the high yield on junk bonds

verb

JOIN FIRMLY
1. transitive, intransitive to join two things firmly together; to join firmly to sth else
•~ sth This new glue bonds a variety of surfaces in seconds.
•~ (A) to B It cannot be used to bond wood to metal.
•~ (A and B) together The atoms bond together to form a molecule.

DEVELOP RELATIONSHIP
2. intransitive, transitive ~ (with sb) to develop or create a relationship of trust with sb
•Mothers who are depressed sometimes fail to bond with their children.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: variant of ↑band.

See also: ↑mortgage bond