tie

tie to be tied

tied up her cash in long-term investments.

她把現金都投入到長期投資里

tie someone hand and foot

見 hand

tie someone (up) in knots

tie the knot

tie one on

(N. Amer. informal)get drunk

(北美， 非正式)喝醉

tie someone down

restrict someone to a particular situation or place

限制，約束；束縛；牽制

she didn't want to be tied down by a full-time job.

她不想受全職工作的約束。

tie something in (或 tie in)

cause something to fit or harmonize with something else (or fit or harmonize with something)

（使）配合得當，（使）協調；（與…）相一致

her husband is able to &B{tie in} his shifts &B{with} hers at the hospital.

她丈夫能夠使自己的輪班與她在醫院的輪班協調一致。

she may have developed ideas which don't necessarily &B{tie in with} mine.

她可能已有自己的想法，不一定要和我的一致。

tie someone up

bind someone's legs and arms together or bind someone to something so that they cannot move or escape

捆綁；捆牢

robbers tied her up and ransacked her home.

強盜們把她捆起來后洗劫了她的家。

tie something up

bind or fasten something securely with rope, cord, or similar

系緊；拴住；包扎

bring something to a satisfactory conclusion; settle

完成；解決

he said he had a business deal to tie up.

他說他有一樁生意要處理。

tie in

To bring into or have a close or effective relation; connect or coordinate

使結合成一整體：使具有密切或有效的關系；聯系或協調

two events that do not tie in; tying the movie promotion in with the book sales.

這兩件事無法協調；把影片宣傳與作品銷售聯系起來

tie into

To attack energetically.

精力充沛地攻擊

tie up

&I{Nautical} To secure or be secured to a shore or pier; dock.

&I{【航海】} 束緊，縛牢：固定或被固定到海岸或碼頭上；停泊

To impede the progress of; block

阻礙…的進展；阻塞

The accident tied up traffic.

事故阻塞了交通

To keep occupied; engage

使保持忙碌；從事

She was tied up in a meeting all morning. The phone was tied up for an hour.

她整個上午都在開會。電話忙了一個小時

To place (funds) so as to make inaccessible for other uses

不動用（資金）：把（資金）用于某方面以使之無法挪作它用

tied up her cash in long-term investments.

她把現金都投入到長期投資里

tie one on&I{【俚語】}

To become intoxicated; go on a drinking spree.

喝醉：變得醉的；參加暢飲狂歡

tie the knot&I{【俚語】}

To get married.

結婚

To perform a marriage ceremony.

舉行結婚儀式