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tie1 /taɪ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb (tied, tying, ties)
1  string/rope 線/繩索
a) [transitiveT]FASTEN/DO UP to fasten things together or hold them in a particular position using a piece of string, rope etc 〔用線、繩索等〕系，紮，拴，捆 OPP untie
tie something to/behind/onto etc something
Tie this label to your suitcase.
把這個標簽系在手提箱上。
tie somebody to something
They tied him to a tree and beat him up.
他們把他綁在樹上狠狠地打。
tie something together (with something)
I kept all his letters tied together with a ribbon.
我用絲帶把他所有的信捆紮在一 起。
tie somebody’s hands/arms/legs/feet
One of them tied her hands behind her back.
他們中的一人把她的手反綁起來。
I tie my hair back when I’m jogging.
我慢跑時把頭發紮在腦後。
b) [transitiveT]FASTEN/DO UP to fasten something around, over etc something else and tie the ends together 把…系起來 OPP untie
tie something around/over/under etc something
He had only a towel tied around his waist.
他只在腰間系了一條浴巾。
She tied a scarf over her head.
她用圍巾包着頭。
c) [transitiveT]TIE to make a knot in a piece of string, rope etc, for example to fasten shoes or other clothes 把〔線、繩索等〕打結，系上
Can you tie your shoelaces by yourself?
你會自己系鞋帶嗎？
tie a knot/bow
She pulled the ribbon tightly and tied a bow.
她把絲帶抽緊，打了一個蝴蝶結。
d) [intransitiveI]TIE if a piece of clothing ties in a particular place, you fasten it there using a belt, bow etc 系，系牢
This dress ties at the back.
這件連衣裙在後面系扣。
→5 see picture at 見圖 fasten
2  game/competition 比賽/競賽 [intransitiveI] (also be tied)EQUAL if two players, teams etc tie or are tied in a game or competition, they finish it with an equal number of points 〔在比賽或競賽中雙方〕得分相同，打成平局
tie with
At the end of the season, we were tied with the Tigers.
賽季結束時，我們與老虎隊得分相同。
tie for first/second etc place
Woosnam and Lyle tied for fourth place on 264.
伍斯納姆和萊爾並列第四，總杆數都是264。
3  be tied to something to be related to something and dependent on it 和某物聯系在一起；依附於某物
The flat is tied to the job.
這套公寓是爲這個職位配的。
Interest rates are tied to the rate of inflation.
利率和通貨膨脹率緊密聯系在一起。
Examples from the Corpus
be tied to something• She was tied to a sacrificial altar.• Much of the crooked trading is tied to mergers and acquisitions, which reached record levels last year.• At least 20% of their pay was tied to performance.• That's why I never married - I didn't want to be tied to the kitchen sink.• Serfs were tied to the land and the great landowners did largely as they pleased.• All but two of its visible nodes will be tied to the output of cells on a retina.• Weights can be tied to the scaffolds to pull the branches down to create these angles.• But time is tied to the wrist or kept in a box, ticking with impatience.• Some people are very tied to their pets.• All were tied to their product and its relation to the wing flying mission.
4  be tied to/by something to be restricted by a particular situation, job etc, so that you cannot do exactly what you want 被某事物束縛[約束，限制]
Many women felt tied to the house.
很多婦女覺得自己被束縛在家裏了。
be tied to doing something
I didn’t want to be tied to commuting to London.
我不想受約束天天乘車到倫敦去上班。
With children, you’re tied by school holidays.
如果有孩子，你就會被學校的假期牽住。
Examples from the Corpus
be tied to doing something• All but two of its visible nodes will be tied to the output of cells on a retina.• All were tied to their product and its relation to the wing flying mission.• But time is tied to the wrist or kept in a box, ticking with impatience.• Much of the crooked trading is tied to mergers and acquisitions, which reached record levels last year.• Serfs were tied to the land and the great landowners did largely as they pleased.• She was tied to a sacrificial altar.• Weights can be tied to the scaffolds to pull the branches down to create these angles.
5. tie the knot informalMARRY to get married 結婚
Examples from the Corpus
tie the knot• The King lookalike couldn't help falling in love with Lynn Willoughby and yesterday they tied the knot.• Banks across the country tied the knot as a way to cut costs and boost earnings.• They tied the knot in a romantic ceremony on the banks of a fjord.• Lots of big companies tied the knot, while some huge ones split up.• Pressman will tie the knot with on, quickly followed by sales manager, , who marries on.
6. tie yourself (up) in knots informalCONFUSED to become very upset because you are confused, nervous, or worried 困惑，煩惱
Examples from the Corpus
tie yourself (up) in knots• Sharon has tied herself up in knots worrying about her job.
7. tie one on American EnglishAmE informalDRUNK to get drunk 喝醉
Examples from the Corpus
tie one on• Sunday, June 1: Boy did I tie one on last night.
8 tie somebody down phrasal verbphr v PREVENTto restrict someone’s freedom to do what they want to do 束縛，牽制〔某人〕
She didn’t want to be tied down by a full-time job.
她不想被全職工作束縛住。
to
Are you ready to be tied down to a wife and children?
你準備好受妻子兒女的牽絆了嗎？
Examples from the Corpus
tie down• It is therefore necessary to keep a tight cover on its take and to weight or tie the cover down.• You had something that very few other people had and this to a large extent tied you down.• It's tied us down a lot.• He did not want to tie her down, and the suggestion infuriated him.• People do not want standards that tie companies down comprehensively or that rule out the use of judgment.• The tie tumbled down his shirt-front like a little cascade of ink.• A plan of union ties the negotiations down to real facts and real pieces of church life.• Janet helps the nurses, who have to tie the man down to restrain him.
tie to• Ken doesn't want to be tied down to any one woman.• Janet helps the nurses, who have to tie the man down to restrain him.
9 tie in with something phrasal verbphr v 
a) TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEto be similar to another idea, statement etc, so that they seem to be true 同…一致，與…相符 SYN match
Her description tied in with that of the other witness.
她的描述和另一位目擊者的描述一致。
b) (also be tied in with something) to be related in some way to something else 有聯系，有關聯
How does all this tie in with their long-term aims?
這和他們的長期目標有什麽聯系？
c) TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEto happen at the same time as something else 與…同時發生
The book was published to tie in with the TV series.
這本書和電視劇同步發行。
Examples from the Corpus
tie in with • This tied in with the position and colour of the spot when it first appeared.• Three backlist titles tie in with the television and are reissued in April.• But you haven't seen how all this ties in with their long-term aims.• This ties in with Ungerson's consideration of the complex motives of duty.
10 tie up phrasal verbphr v 
a) person 人 tie somebody ↔ upTIE to tie someone’s arms, legs etc so that they cannot move 把某人捆綁起來 SYN bind
The intruders tied Kurt up and left him.
闖入者把庫爾特捆綁起來，然後丢下他走了。
b) object 物體 tie something ↔ upTIE to fasten something together, using string, rope etc 把某物捆綁起來
He tied up all the old newspapers.
他把所有舊報紙都捆紮起來。
c) busy 忙碌的 be tied upBUSY/NOT AVAILABLE to be very busy, so that you cannot do anything else 忙得脫不開身
I can’t see you tomorrow – I’ll be tied up all day.
我明天沒法見你——我整天都會忙得脫不開身。
d) traffic/phone/court etc 交通/電話/法庭等 tie something ↔ upTTC especially American EnglishAmE to block a system or use it so much that other people cannot use it or it does not work effectively 使堵塞；使〔系統〕癱瘓 → tie-up
Don’t tie up the phone lines making personal calls.
不要一直佔着電話線打私人電話。
Protesters tied up the traffic for three hours today.
今天抗議者使交通堵塞了三個小時。
e) money 錢 be tied upMONEY if your money is tied up in something, it is all being used for that thing and is not available for anything else 被套住，不能動用
be tied up in
My money’s all tied up in the house.
我的錢全部套在房子上了。
f) arrangements 安排 tie something ↔ upFINISH DOING something to finish arranging all the details of something such as an agreement or a plan 訂妥〔協議或計劃〕；安排好某事 SYN finalize
We’d better tie up the details with a solicitor.
我們最好找個律師把細節商量妥當。
g) be tied up with somethingCONNECTED WITH to be very closely related to something 與某事物有密切聯系 SYN be linked to
The shortage of teachers is tied up with the issue of pay.
師資緊缺和工資問題有密切聯系。
h) tie up loose endsFINISH DOING something to do the things that are necessary in order to finish a piece of work 做收尾的工作
I need to tie up a few loose ends before I go on vacation.
我去度假前要把一些事情了結掉。
i) animal 動物 tie something ↔ up to tie an animal to something with a rope, chain etc 把…拴起來 SYN tether
tie something ↔ up to
She left the dog tied up to a tree.
她就把狗拴在樹上。
j) boat 船TTW to tie a boat to something with a rope, chain etc 系泊 SYN moor
We tied up alongside a barge.
我們把船系泊在一艘駁船旁邊。
tie something ↔ up
There was a boat tied up at the jetty.
碼頭上泊着一艘小船。
Examples from the Corpus
tie up• Clara tied up all the books again and put the bundle under the desk.• The soldiers tied them up and beat them.• Mrs Bennett had been tied up and left in the back of the van.• I put the coins in a piece of cloth, tied it up and put the package in my bag.
be tied up• "May I speak to Professor Smithers?" "I'm sorry. He's tied up at the moment."• I'm sorry, he's tied up at the moment. Could you call back later?• I can't see you tomorrow, I'm tied up all day.• No point in fixing dates when television's cameras are tied up elsewhere.• Its fixed-interest bond pays 11.50 percent net provided the money is tied up for at least 12 months.. Key move on cards.• Her hair was tied up in a hair net and the hat was removed and placed to the right of her chest.• Most of this is tied up in grants, salaries and existing programmes, some of them five years long.• The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard.• Our identity is tied up with being some one who never achieves these goals.• The others were tied up with sickness, special duties, leave and - a key problem - court attendance.• On completion day, the legal ends are tied up, you collect the keys and move into your new home.
tie in• Her hair was tied up in a hair net and the hat was removed and placed to the right of her chest.• No more than 10 percent of total investment to be tied up in any one company. 2.• Her platinum hair, with its dark roots, was tied up in dozens of tiny pigtails.• Most of this is tied up in grants, salaries and existing programmes, some of them five years long.• Traffic was tied up in most of downtown Washington until early afternoon.• Our mental images of ourselves are tied up in our body image.• The Great Bane was tied up in the yard.• The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard.
be tied up with something• The trouble is, he's going to be tied up with all this now.• Our identity is tied up with being some one who never achieves these goals.• Christianity in Africa is tied up with its colonial past.• The others were tied up with sickness, special duties, leave and - a key problem - court attendance.• Some of these are tied up with the conception of crime itself; and will be dealt with in the next section.• For many, aspiration to higher things through promotion was tied up with the idea of a larger wage-packet.• Apart from that, everyone else is tied up with this extraordinary business at the Savoy.
tie up loose ends• There are still a few loose ends to tie up before we have an agreement.• His new movie will tie up some of the loose ends from the last one.
→ somebody’s hands are tied at hand1(43)
Examples from the Corpus
tie• Do you know how to tie a bow tie?• She tied a scarf around her neck.• Woosnam and Lyle tied for fourth place on 264.• The kidnappers had tied his hands together and blindfolded him.• Quickly tying a knot in his tie, John finished dressing and went to work.• Daddy, can you tie my shoe?• Saul tied one end of the rope around a large rock and lowered himself over the cliff.• The terrorists tied the hostages to their chairs.• Pull both ends tight, tie the tapes, then inflate the life jacket.• Don't forget to tie this label onto your suitcase.• In the middle of the room was a figure tied to a post.• The washing line was tied to a tree.• Her horse was tied to a tree.• This is the extent to which women's moral perceptions are tied to the aesthetic.• Weights can be tied to the scaffolds to pull the branches down to create these angles.• When the teacher stood up, he found that his shoes had been tied together.• If the rope is too short, tie two pieces together.• That measure is now tied up in litigation.• At school camp they taught us how to tie various knots.• Miss Sadie had given him a very large package tied with a red bow.• He was carrying four thick brown cardboard accordion folios tied with faded red ribbons.• The package had been tied with strong green string.• The two teams are tied with two games a piece.• I won the first competition and tied with Wilson in the second.
tie a knot/bow• The dress ties at the back.• Crew members can not steer or tie knots.• Get enough ribbon to wrap the jam box and tie a bow.• I fixed things, I caught wild steer, I tied knots, I rode cattle, and so on.• Your author forgot all about the steam service and has tied a knot in his tie already for the September retreat.• As she was still smiling, he just tied a knot in it!• She had a lot of curly hair and she had tied a bow in it.• We learned how to tie knots in the Boy Scouts.
tie for first/second etc place• Her reward was a four-way tie for first place.• A course of antibiotics enabled him to continue and he ended up in a tie for second place alongside Jose Maria Olazabal.• The two teams are tied for second place with 3-1 Pac-10 records.• The Florida sampling showed Forbes has moved into a statistical tie for second place with Sen.
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tie2 ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC]
1  neck_tie.jpg men’s clothes 男裝 a long narrow piece of cloth tied in a knot around the neck, worn by men 領帶
I wear a shirt and tie at work.
我上班穿襯衫打領帶。
→ black-tie, bow tie
2  connection/relationship 聯系/關系PGRELATIONSHIP [usually plural] a strong relationship between people, groups, or countries 〔人、團體或國家之間的〕關系，聯系
close/strong ties
the importance of strong family ties
家庭關系密切的重要性
tie between/with
close ties between the two countries
兩國間的密切關系
economic/diplomatic/personal etc ties
Japan’s strong economic ties with Taiwan
日本和美國之間牢固的經濟關系
the ties of marriage/friendship/love etc 婚姻/友誼/愛等的紐帶
→ old school tie
3  result 結果 [usually singular]DS the result of a game, competition, or election when two or more people or teams get the same number of points, votes etc 〔比賽、競賽或選舉中〕分數相同，票數相同，平局，平手 SYN British English draw
The match ended in a tie.
這場比賽以平局告終。
4. for closing STH 用來捆紮某物FASTEN/DO UP a piece of string, wire etc used to fasten or close something such as a bag 繩子，帶子
5  game 體育比賽 British EnglishBrEDS one game, especially of football, that is part of a larger competition 〔尤指足球比賽的〕淘汰賽
tie against
England’s World Cup tie against Argentina
英格蘭對阿根廷的一場世界杯淘汰賽
first round/second round etc tie 第一/第二輪等淘汰賽
home/away tie 主場/客場淘汰賽
6  prevent you from doing STH 阻止做某事PREVENT something that means you must stay in one place, job etc or prevents you from being free to do what you want 束縛，羁絆；牽累，累贅
If you enjoy travelling, young children can be a tie.
如果你喜歡旅遊，小孩子可能會是個拖累。
7. railway 鐵路 American EnglishAmETTR a heavy piece of wood or metal supporting a railway track 軌枕，枕木 SYN British English sleeper
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a strong relationship between people, groups, or countries
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ties
close/strong ties
He had developed close ties with many Republican governors.
family/blood ties
Family ties have been weakened by older people living apart from their children.
personal ties
Strong personal ties connect her to the area.
emotional ties
He was a loner who failed to develop emotional ties with other people.
economic ties
Japan and South Korea have close economic ties.
diplomatic ties
the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries
social ties
Besides marriage, other social ties drew people together.
phrases
ties of marriage/friendship/blood etc
The ties of friendship that unite the two countries.
verbs
maintain/develop ties
The U.S. is committed to maintaining close ties with Europe.
establish ties
Israel established full diplomatic ties with the Vatican in 1994.
cut/sever ties
He said that he planned to sever his ties with the club.
Examples from the Corpus
tie• The second game was very exciting, but it ended in a tie.• If there is a tie• Sig and Feels had their jackets off and ties loosened.• Why can female staff in Canterbury wear casual clothes but the men have to wear shirts and ties?• Family ties extended to the making of several of the films at Toronto.• Even without the Guards tie, his dress and manner made it obvious that he was a Brit.• Edward undid his tie, but for the life of him he could not take his eyes off her.• To some, it seemed odd that he was able to maintain those ties.
the ties of marriage/friendship/love etc• Through it all, the ties of friendship prove stronger than wildly varied personal agendas and abject stupidity.
home/away tie• Sefton hit the cup trail tomorrow with a home tie against Metrovick in the Provincial Trophy third round.• Anglesey Aluminium knocked out former cup winners Amlwch winning their away tie by 23 runs.
From Longman Business Dictionary
tietie /taɪ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp tied, present participle tying)
→ tie up
→ tie up with somebody/something
Origin tie1
Old English tigan

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