in a bind

基本解釋

Most people think their mom was difficult, but some mothers put their children in a bind that actually warps their development.
一般人認為他們的媽媽很難相處，但一些母親實際上想要長久地把孩子綁在襁褓里限制其發(fā)展。
With gas too risky, coal too dirty, nuclear too slow and renewables too unreliable, Britain is in a bind.
天然氣太冒險、煤炭污染太嚴重、核電發(fā)電太慢、可再生能源太不可靠了，英國陷入了困境。
Tech firms today are caught in a bind, between being open (to attract a community of developers) and closed (to ensure high standards and maintain their traditional business models).
今天技術(shù)公司處于這樣的困境：開放以吸引開發(fā)者社區(qū)；還是封閉以確保高質(zhì)量和維持傳統(tǒng)商業(yè)模式。

David Wasserman,an expert with the Cook Political Report in Washington, says the health care debate has put the president in a classic political bind.
So, it doesn't need to bind to a receptor on the surface of the cell in order to work because the molecule can actually enter the cell directly.
所以無需與細胞表面受體相結(jié)合來起效,因為這些分子能直接進入細胞
耶魯公開課 - 生物醫(yī)學(xué)工程探索課程節(jié)選
You wrote: I grew up believing that ours was a country that try to stand for good in the world and that upheld the fundamental values that bind us together as a nation.
你寫到：,在我的成長過程中，我一直都相信，“,我們的國家,在世界上是一個象征美好的國家,我們主張基本的價值觀,這些價值將我們凝結(jié)成一個民族。
普林斯頓公開課 - 國際座談會課程節(jié)選

This puts retirees in a bind as money market rates are too low to live on.
FORBES: Markets Still Sending Warning Signals