vt.

1. 繫，拴，捆，紮[O]
   He tied the magazines with string.

   他用繩子把雜誌捆起來。

   The robber tied him to a pillar.

   強盜把他捆在柱子上。

2. 打（結），繫上
   She tied the ribbon in a bow.

   她把緞帶繫成一個蝴蝶結。

3. 束縛，約束
   I was tied to my job by a contract.

   我因訂有合同而不能離職。

4. 聯繫，聯合；使結為夫妻[H][（+to）]
5. 與……打成平手[H]
   The All-Japan was tied for first place.

   全日本聯隊得並列第一。

vi.

1. 被繫住
2. 打結
3. 打成平手[（+with/for）]
   The home team and the visitors tied.

   地主隊和客隊賽成平局。

n.

1. 領帶
2. 繩索，帶子
3. 聯繫；關係；紐帶[P1]
   We have established trade ties with these regions.

   我們和這些地區建立了貿易關係。

4. 束縛；牽累[S1]
   She says the housework is a tie.

   她說家務是個牽累。

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

   這場比賽結果不分勝負。

6. 枕木，軌枕

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.

[名]

1. ①領帶，「넥타이」的略語。
   타이를 매다.

   打領帶。

2. ②平局；平手。
   두 팀이 타이를 이루었다.

   兩隊打了平手。