TIE/UNTIE1 to fasten things together, using rope, string etc2 to prevent someone from escaping by tying rope around them3 to tie a knot in something4 to untie somethingRELATED WORDSto join together the two sides of something 把某物的两面合在一起FASTEN/UNFASTEN1 to fasten things together, using rope, string etc 用绳、线等把物件系在一起tie /taɪ/ [transitive verb]to fasten one thing to another using rope, string, wire etc 系，绑，拴，捆tie something to/around/onto etc something Don't forget to tie this label onto your suitcase. 别忘了把这个标签系在你的手提箱上。 The washing line was tied to a tree. 晾衣绳系在树上。 Saul tied one end of the rope around a large rock and lowered himself over the cliff. 索尔把绳索一端拴在一块大石头上，然后从峭壁下去。tie a package/parcelkeep it closed by putting string around it 把包裹捆起来 The package had been tied with strong green string. 包裹是用结实的绿绳捆起来的。tie something together If the rope is too short, tie two pieces together. 如果绳子太短，就把两根系在一起。 When the teacher stood up, he found that his shoes had been tied together. 老师站起来时，发现他的鞋被系在一起了。tie up /ˌtaɪ ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to tie things together so that they are held firmly together 系紧；拴住；扎紧tie something up I put the coins in a piece of cloth, tied it up and put the package in my bag. 我把硬币放在一块布里，把它扎紧，然后把这布包放在我的包里。tie up something Clara tied up all the books again and put the bundle under the desk. 克拉拉又把所有的书都捆好，然后把这捆东西放在书桌底下。do up /ˌduː ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]especially British, informalto tie or fasten something, especially a piece of clothing 【尤英，非正式】系上，扣上〔尤指衣服〕do something up Could you do up the back of this dress for me? 你能帮我把这件连衣裙的后面扣好吗?do up your shoes/lacestie the strings on your shoes 系鞋带 Do up your laces before you trip and fall. 把鞋带系好，免得绊倒。lash /læʃ/ [transitive verb]to tie something very tightly to something else so that it will not move at all 绑紧，扎牢lash something to something The bags were lashed tightly to the roof of the jeep. 旅行袋紧紧绑在吉普车的车顶上。lash something together The sailors made a raft by lashing tree-trunks together. 水手们把树干紧紧绑在一起做了个筏子。rope somebody together /ˌrəʊp somebody təˈgeðəʳ/ [transitive phrasal verb usually in passive]to tie things or people to each other using a fairly long piece of rope, so that they are connected to each other at a distance 用绳把某物或某人系在一起〔两物或两人间保持一定的距离〕 The climbers were roped together for safety and proceeded cautiously. 为安全起见，登山者用绳索相互系在一起小心地前进。2 to prevent someone from escaping by tying rope around them 把某人捆住使其不能逃脱tie up /ˌtaɪ ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to tie someone's arms and legs with rope so that they cannot move 绑，捆绑tie somebody up/tie up somebody The soldiers tied them up and beat them. 那些士兵把他们捆绑起来殴打。 Mrs Bennett had been tied up and left in the back of the van. 贝内特太太被绑起来丢在小型货车的后部。tie /taɪ/ [transitive verb]to prevent a person or animal from escaping by tying them with rope etc 捆，绑tie somebody to something The terrorists tied the hostages to their chairs. 恐怖分子把人质绑在椅子上。 Her horse was tied to a tree. 她的马拴在树上。tie somebody's hands/feet together The kidnappers had tied his hands together and blindfolded him. 绑匪把他的双手捆住，把他的眼睛蒙上。bind /baɪnd/ [transitive verb usually in passive]to tie someone's arms, legs etc so that they cannot move at all - used in literature or in newspapers 捆绑〔尤用于文学作品或报纸中〕 The hostages had been bound and gagged and left in a corner of the room. 人质被捆起来塞住了嘴巴，扔在屋子的一角。bind somebody hand and foot It was like being bound hand and foot to a torturer's chair. 那就像在刑椅上被捆住手脚一样。shackle /ˈʃækəl/ [transitive verb]to tie someone's legs or arms with a thick chain 给…戴上镣铐 The prisoners were shackled together and forced to walk 600 miles across country. 囚犯们被一起戴上镣铐，被迫越野步行600英里。tether /ˈteðəʳ/ [transitive verb]to tie an animal such as a dog or horse to something, using a rope, so that it can move around but cannot walk away 〔用绳〕拴住〔狗或马等动物〕 The farmer tethered a goat in the field and left it there for the day. 农民把一头山羊拴在田里，让它在那里待一天。tether something to something My horse had been tethered to a post, but somehow it escaped. 我的马被拴在柱子上，但不知怎么它却跑了。3 to tie a knot in something 在某物上打结tie /taɪ/ [transitive verb]totie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth etc 打〔结〕tie a knot in something Quickly tying a knot in his tie, John finished dressing and went to work. 约翰飞快地在领带上打了个结，穿好衣服然后去上班了。tie a knot/bow At school camp they taught us how to tie various knots. 在学校的训练营里，他们教我们打各种各样的绳结。tie the laces/tapes etc Pull both ends tight, tie the tapes, then inflate the life jacket. 把两头拉紧，系上带子，然后给救生衣充气。knot /nɒtǁnɑːt/ [transitive verb]to tie aknot in something in order to fasten it 给…打结 He tied the rope to the tree, knotted it, and attached the other end to his car. 他把绳子系在树上，打了个结，然后把另一头拴到他的汽车上。knot something around something Britt casually knotted a silk scarf around her neck. 布里特随意地把丝巾围在脖子上打了个结。4 to untie something 解开某物undo /ʌnˈduː/ [transitive verb]to remove the string or rope from something so that it is no longer held together 松开；解开 I can't undo the string! 我解不开这绳子！ She undid the ribbon and let her hair fall over her shoulders. 她解开丝带让头发披在肩上。untie /ʌnˈtaɪ/ [transitive verb]to remove or unfasten the string or rope that joins one thing to another 松开；解开 Someone had untied the boat and it had floated away. 有人解开了系船的绳索，让船漂走了。 It was several hours before anyone found me and untied me. 过了好几个小时才有人发现了我，给我松了绑。disentangle /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgəl, ˌdɪsənˈtæŋgəl/ [transitive verb]to untie a group of wires, ropes etc that have all been mixed together 解开〔缠在一起的线、绳等〕 The balls of wool were all mixed up, and I couldn't disentangle them. 羊毛线团全缠在一起了，我怎么也解不开。