tie1/taI; taI/v tied , tying , ties 1 [T] a) to fasten something by making a knot in a piece of string, rope etc [ untie ]〔用线﹑绳索等〕捆﹔绑﹔系: tie sth to/onto/around etc sth Tie this label to your suitcase. 把这个标签系在衣箱上。She tied a scarf around her head. 她在头上系了一条头巾。tie sth with sth a parcel tied with string 用绳子捆起来的包裹tie sb to sth They tied him to a chair. 他们把他绑在一把椅子上。tie sb's hands/feet 绑住某人的手/脚b) to make a knot in a rope, string etc [ untie ] 把〔绳索﹑线等〕打结﹔系上: Can he tie his shoelaces? 他会系鞋带吗?tie a knot/bow She put a ribbon round it and tied a bow. 她用丝带绑住它﹐打了个蝴蝶结。see box at见 FASTEN 方框2 [I] also 又作 be tied to have the same number of points in a competition〔比赛〕打成平局﹐不分胜负: +with San Diego are tied with Denver Broncos. 圣迭戈队和丹佛野马队打成平局。+for Jones and Beale tied for second place. 琼斯和比尔并列第二。3 be tied to sth to be dependent on something or restricted by a particular situation 依附于某物﹔被某事物束缚[约束﹐限制]: Salary increases are tied to inflation. 加薪额和通货膨胀紧密相关。be tied to doing sth I don’t want to be tied to doing paperwork all day. 我不想被限制住﹐整天做些文书工作。4 tie the knotinformal to get married【非正式】结婚tie sb down phr v to stop someone from being free to do what they want to do 束缚﹐限制〔某人〕的自由: I’m not ready to be tied down at my age. 在我这个年龄我还没有准备好被束缚。tie in with sthphr v to be similar to or related to another thing 与…相符﹐同…一致﹔有联系﹐有关联: How does the new job tie in with your long-term plans? 这份新工作的情况如何与你的长期目标相符呢?tie sb/sth up phr v 1 to tie someone's arms, legs etc so that they cannot move 把〔某人〕捆绑起来2 to fasten something together using string or rope 把〔某物〕捆绑起来3 to use something continuously, stopping other people from using it 一直用某物﹐占用: Don’t tie up the phone with personal calls. 不要占着电话线打私人电话。4 be tied up to be very busy 非常繁忙: I’ll be tied up all day. 我一整天都会忙得脱不开身。
tie2n [C]1 a long narrow piece of cloth that a man wears around his neck with a shirt 领带: He wore a suit and tie. 他穿西服打领带。see picture at见 CLOTHES 图2 [usually plural 一般用复数] a relationship between two people, groups, or countries〔两个人﹑团体或国家间的〕联系﹐关系: close/strong ties close family ties 紧密的家庭关系+between/with economic ties between the two countries 两国之间的经济关系3 the result of a game, competition etc when two people or teams get the same number of points [ draw BrE 【英】] 〔游戏﹑比赛等的〕平局﹐分数相同﹐不分胜负: There was a tie for first place. 有两位选手并列第一名。BLACK TIE, BOW TIE