binding

1. ADJ A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out. 有约束力的

...proposals for a legally binding commitment on nations to stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide. …关于就稳定二氧化碳排放各国做出有法律约束力的承诺的建议。

2. N-VAR The binding of a book is its cover. (书的) 封面

Its books are noted for the quality of their paper and bindings. 其书籍以纸张和封面的品质而著称。

3. N-VAR Binding is a strip of material that you put around the edge of a piece of cloth or other object in order to protect or decorate it. 滚条; 镶边

...the Regency mahogany dining table with satinwood binding. …摄政时期有椴木镶边的桃花心木餐桌

4. →see also bind