A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
例句
...proposals for a legally binding commitment on nations to stabilise emissions of carbon dioxide...要求各国作出具有法律约束力的承诺以稳定二氧化碳排放量的提案The panel's decisions are secret and not binding on the government.专家小组的决定是秘密的，对政府不具有约束力。
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（书籍的）封面
The binding of a book is its cover.
例句
Its books are noted for the quality of their paper and bindings.其图书以纸质优良、封面精美而闻名。
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镶边；边饰；绲边
Binding is a strip of material that you put round the edge of a piece of cloth or other object in order to protect or decorate it.
例句
...the Regency mahogany dining table with satinwood binding.摄政时期用缎木镶边的红木餐桌
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捆绑物；包扎物
Binding is a piece of rope, cloth, tape, or other material that you wrap around something so that it can be gripped firmly or held in place.
英汉词典释义
adj.
(书面材料)有约束力的;应履行的
Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。The agreement will be legally binding.这个协议将具有法律效力。The contract was not signed and has no binding force.合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the capacity to attract and hold something
2. strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration