tying

1. VERB 系；扣；捆；将…打成结
   If you tie two things together or tie them, you fasten them together with a knot.
   1. He tied the ends of the plastic bag together...
      他把塑料袋的两头系在了一起。
   2. Mr Saunders tied her hands and feet.
      桑德斯先生把她的手脚捆了起来。
2. VERB (用绳索)捆扎，固定，系牢
   If you tie something or someone in a particular place or position, you put them there and fasten them using rope or string.
   1. He had tied the dog to one of the trees near the canal...
      他把狗拴在了沟旁的一棵树上。
   2. He tied her hands behind her back.
      他把她的双手绑在背后。
3. VERB 用（绳子或布）捆扎
   If you tie a piece of string or cloth around something or tie something with a piece of string or cloth, you put the piece of string or cloth around it and fasten the ends together.
   1. She tied her scarf over her head...
      她把头巾围在头上。
   2. Roll the meat and tie it with string...
      把肉卷起来，用线捆扎牢。
   3. Dad handed me a big box wrapped in gold foil and tied with a red ribbon.
      爸爸递给我一个用金箔包装、外面扎了根红丝带的大盒子。
4. VERB 打(结或蝴蝶结)；将…打成(结或蝴蝶结)
   If you tie a knot or bow in something or tie something in a knot or bow, you fasten the ends together.
   1. He took a short length of rope and swiftly tied a slip knot...
      他拿起一小截绳子，飞快地打了个活结。
   2. She tied a knot in her scarf...
      她把围巾打了个结。
   3. She grabbed her hair in both hands and swept it back, tying it in a loose knot...
      她用双手揽起头发，拢到脑后，挽成一个松松的结。
   4. She wore a checked shirt tied in a knot above the navel.
      她身穿一件格子衬衫，衣角在肚脐上方打了个结。
5. V-ERG 打结系牢；扣结实
   When you tie something or when something ties, you close or fasten it using a bow or knot.
   1. He pulled on his heavy suede shoes and tied the laces.
      他穿上厚厚的软皮鞋，系上鞋带。
   2. ...a long white thing around his neck that tied in front in a floppy bow.
      他的脖子上围着个长长的白色的东西，在前面松松地打了个蝴蝶结
6. N-COUNT 领带；领结
   A tie is a long narrow piece of cloth that is worn round the neck under a shirt collar and tied in a knot at the front. Ties are worn mainly by men.
   1. Jason had taken off his jacket and loosened his tie.
      贾森已经脱下夹克，松开了领带。
7. VERB （使）紧密相连；（使）关系密切
   If one thing is tied to another or two things are tied, the two things have a close connection or link.
   1. Their cancers are not so clearly tied to radiation exposure...
      他们的癌症是否和接触放射线有关还不太清楚。
   2. My social life and business life are closely tied.
      我的社交生活和工作联系紧密。
8. VERB 束缚;限制
   If you are tied to a particular place or situation, you are forced to accept it and cannot change it.
   1. They had children and were consequently tied to the school holidays...
      他们有孩子，当然就受学校假期的束缚。
   2. I wouldn't like to be tied to catching the last train home.
      我不想非得赶最后一趟列车回家。
9. N-COUNT 联系;关系
   Ties are the connections you have with people or a place.
   1. Quebec has always had particularly close ties to France...
      魁北克和法国一向关系特别紧密。
   2. I can't find any tie between her and the town...
      我一点也看不出她和那个小镇有什么联系。
   3. Louise herself had family ties in Nimes.
      路易丝本人在尼姆有亲戚。
10. 枕木；轨枕
    Railroad ties are large heavy beams that support the rails of a railway track.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 sleepers


11. V-RECIP 得分相同;旗鼓相当
    If two people tie in a competition or game or if they tie with each other, they have the same number of points or the same degree of success.
    1. Both teams had tied on points and goal difference...
       两支队伍得分和净胜球都相当。
    2. Ronan Rafferty had tied with Frank Nobilo.
       罗南·拉弗蒂和弗兰克·诺比洛打成了平局。
    3. Tie is also a noun.
       
    4. The first game ended in a tie.
       第一局比赛双方战平。
12. N-COUNT (体育比赛的)淘汰赛
    In sport, a tie is a match that is part of a competition. The losers leave the competition and the winners go on to the next round.
    1. They'll meet the winners of the first round tie.
       他们将迎战第一轮淘汰赛中的胜者。
13. See also: tied black tie bow tie old school tie. your hands are tied

1. Barry was sitting on the bed, tying the laces of an old pair of running shoes.
   巴里正坐在床上系他那双旧跑鞋的鞋带。
2. The search for other kinds of evidence tying him to trafficking has not produced a smoking gun.
   还没有找到其他能够证明他参与了毒品交易的确凿证据。
3. She grabbed her hair in both hands and swept it back, tying it in a loose knot
   她用双手揽起头发，拢到脑后，挽成一个松松的结。
4. It's no use tying it; you have to glue it.
   捆它没用，你必须用胶把它粘上。
5. I think they'll be tying the knot soon.
   我想他们很快就要结婚了。
6. Often when we think we are knotting one thread, we are tying quite another.
   我们常常会在想接这一根线的时候，接上了另一根线。
7. There are also more examples and detail for the standard scalar, array, and hash tying methods.
   此外还举了大量的实例来说明绑定标准标量、数组和散列的方法。
8. A Gearman network, tying clients to workers, can take virtually any shape you can imagine.
   一个连接客户机和worker的Gearman网络实际上可以使用任何您能想象得到的结构。
9. The Java Message Service provides a vendor-and platform-independent medium for tying systems together with enterprise messaging.
   Java消息服务提供了一种独立于供应商和平台的媒介，通过使用企业消息传递将多个系统系在一起。
10. Yeah, well, I don't think he cared about us tying the truck to the victims.
    恩，我想他不担心我们把车和受害人联系上。
11. Long hair is cool. Tying it back in a ponytail is not.
    长发很酷。但将其在脑后梳成马尾辫就不是那么回事了。
12. I used squeeze clamps, because it requires no tying.
    我使用夹子，应为不需要打结。
13. Take a lace that's slightly shorter than usual and begin by tying a knot in one end.
    采取花边是稍微比平常短，并开始通过捆绑疙瘩的一端。
14. We're tying up with an American drugstore.
    我们正和一个美国的药店合并。
15. This provides an example of the problems of tying settlements explicitly to forecasts.
    这提供了一个例子，说明把协议直接与预测联系的问题。
16. He cared about us tying the truck back to him.
    他担心我们把车和他联系上。
17. A wide triangular knot for tying a tie.
    系领带的一种三角形的结。
18. Said it was the only thing tying us to the murder.
    说这是我们和那谋杀案唯一的联系。
19. He spent ten minutes tying the laces of his shoes.
    他花了十分钟系鞋带。
20. He's still tying his shoes.
    他还在绑他的鞋子。
21. If I get this point, we'll be tying.
    若我得分我们就平手了。
22. He lengthened the rope by tying another piece to it.
    他又接上一段绳子，把原来的加长了。
23. Tom and Jeff are tying him up right now.
    汤姆和杰夫把他绑起来了。
24. A knot for tying a line to a spar or ring.
    把线拴到桅杆或环上的结。
25. You're tying my patience.
    你在考验我的耐心。
26. Your method tying the hat was proved to be efficient.
    你的绑紧帽子的方法被证明是有效的。
27. The problem, of course, is in tying education too tightly to specific software applications.
    这个问题，当然，在于将培训和特殊的软件运用绑得太紧了。
28. I'm almost done tying it.
    我就要打好领带了。
29. And I'm tying to live without you.
    我尝试活在没有你的世界。

noun

1. the act of tying or binding things together

   Synonym:    ligature