vt.

1. 系，拴，捆，扎[O]
   He tied the magazines with string.

   他用绳子把杂志捆起来。

   The robber tied him to a pillar.

   强盗把他捆在柱子上。

2. 打（结），系上
   She tied the ribbon in a bow.

   她把缎带系成一个蝴蝶结。

3. 束缚，约束
   I was tied to my job by a contract.

   我因订有合同而不能离职。

4. 联系，联合；使结为夫妻[H][（+to）]
5. 与……打成平手[H]
   The All-Japan was tied for first place.

   全日本联队得并列第一。

vi.

1. 被系住
2. 打结
3. 打成平手[（+with/for）]
   The home team and the visitors tied.

   主队和客队赛成平局。

n.

1. 领带
2. 绳索，带子
3. 联系；关系；纽带[P1]
   We have established trade ties with these regions.

   我们和这些地区建立了贸易关系。

4. 束缚；牵累[S1]
   She says the housework is a tie.

   她说家务是个牵累。

5. 得分相等，平手
   The game ended in a tie.

   这场比赛结果不分胜负。

6. 枕木，轨枕

v.

1. attach or fasten with string, cord, etc.
   ▸form into a knot or bow.
   ▸ (tie someone up) restrict someone's movement by binding their arms or legs or binding them to something.
2. (also tie someone down) restrict or limit to a particular place or situation.
   ▸ (usu. be tied up) informal occupy someone to the exclusion of other activity.
   ▸ (tie something up) invest or reserve capital so that it is not immediately available for use.
3. connect; link.
   ▸ (tie in) be or cause to be in harmony with something.
   ▸ (tie something up) bring something to a satisfactory conclusion.
4. hold together by a crosspiece or tie.
   ▸Music  unite (written notes) by a tie.
   ▸Music  perform (two notes) as one unbroken note.
5. achieve the same score or ranking as another competitor.
6. (tie into) N. Amer. informal attack or get to work on vigorously.

n.

1. a thing that ties.
2. a strip of material worn around the neck beneath a collar, tied in a knot at the front.
3. a rod or beam holding parts of a structure together.
   ▸N. Amer. short for cross tie.
4. Brit. a sports match between two or more players or teams in which the winners proceed to the next round of the competition:
   a cup tie.
5. a result in a game or match in which two or more competitors have tied.
   ▸Cricket  a game in which the scores are level and both sides have completed their innings. Compare with draw.
6. Music  a curved line above or below two notes of the same pitch indicating that they are to be played for the combined duration of their time values.
7. US a shoe tied with a lace.