- (用绳、带、线等)系，拴，绑，扎：
We tied the boat to a pier.
我们将小船拴在码头。
The horses were tied to the hitching posts.
马给拴在拴桩上。
to tie someone's hands
捆绑某人双手；使某人受束缚
- 系紧…的带子；束牢…的带子；捆：
to tie one's shoes
系紧鞋带
to tie a bundle tight
捆紧包裹
- 打(结)；把(带等)打结：
to tie one's necktie
系领带
to tie one's shoelace
系鞋带
to tie a bow
打蝴蝶结
- 把…扎制成：
to tie a daisy wreath
扎制一个雏菊花环
- 【钓鱼】制作(假蝇)：
to tie fishing flies
制作假蝇(用作钓饵)
- 使结合；把…联系在一起：
The two nations are tied by common interests.
共同的利益使两国联系在一起。
- [口语]使结为夫妻：
Great affection tied them.
他们因爱而结合。
- 限制，约束，束缚：
The weather tied us to the house.
天气不好使我们无法外出。
I don't want to be tied to this boring job.
我不愿意死守这份让人厌烦的工作。
- 与…打成平局，平分秋色，(在比赛中)与…得分相等；平…的记录：
Our team tied the visiting team.
我们和客队打平了。
The score was tied two-to-two.
比分是二比二平。
The two players were tied for the first place in the game.
两位选手在比赛中并列第一。
- 【音乐】用连接符号连接(音符)
- 【铁路】铺设枕木；固定铁轨