bound up

Thân thiện

She is completely bound up in her volunteer work at the animal shelter.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deeply devoted to; completely absorbed or engrossed in: Used to describe a person who is intensely focused on or dedicated to a particular activity, cause, or person.
   • Closely or inseparably connected or associated with: Used to describe a situation where two or more things are so intimately linked that the state of one directly affects the other.

Usage Examples

• Deeply devoted to:
  • She is completely bound up in her teaching, spending all her free time preparing lessons.
  • He is so bound up in his research that he often forgets to eat.
• Closely connected with:
  • The country's economic health is bound up with global market trends.
  • The success of the project is bound up with securing adequate funding.

Advanced Usage

• "to be bound up in something": To be so involved or engrossed in something that it consumes one's attention.
  • He was so bound up in writing his novel that he didn't notice the storm outside.
• "to be bound up with something": To be inextricably linked or intertwined with something else.
  • The history of the city is bound up with the history of the river that runs through it.

Variants and Related Words

• Bound (adj., v.): As an adjective, it can mean "certain" or "obliged"; as a verb, it is the past tense of "bind," meaning to tie or fasten.
• Bind (v.): To tie or fasten securely; to cause to stick together or form a cohesive unit.
  • The treaty will bind the two nations together.

Synonyms

• Absorbed in: Having one's attention fully engaged.
• Engrossed in: Completely occupied or focused on.
• Inseparable from: Unable to be separated or treated independently.
• Intertwined with: Twisted or connected together.

Related Phrases

• Wrapped up in: An idiom with a very similar meaning to "bound up in," indicating deep involvement or preoccupation.
  • She is wrapped up in her new business venture.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. deeply devoted to
   • bound up in her teaching
   • is wrapped up in his family
2. closely or inseparably connected or associated with
   • his career is bound up with the fortunes of the enterprise

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wrapped up