tied

/taɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /taɪd/ (ame, ipa)

tied — 形容詞

  • tiedpositive
  • tiedercomparative
  • tiedestsuperlative

1. Describes a home that comes with a job — the person living there works for the l

1.形容詞C1
釋義

條件租賃

附帶工作條件的房屋租賃

Describes a home that comes with a job — the person living there works for the landlord, and when the job ends the home must be given up.

例句

The cottage was a tied house, so the farmer's family left after he retired.

那間小屋是條件租賃的房屋，農夫退休後全家就搬走了。

attributive use: tied + house; condition of leaving when job ends

Many tied cottages in rural England still belong to the estates where people work.

英格蘭鄉間仍有許多條件租賃的村舍，屬於人們工作的莊園。

同義詞
  • conditional

    general term for anything dependent on a condition; less specific to housing

  • bonded

    formal; bonded labour or bonded housing implies stronger compulsion

反義詞
  • freehold

    describes property owned outright, not tied to employment

  • independent

    not dependent on a job or landlord

文法句型

tied + noun (tied cottage, tied house, tied flat)

用法筆記

This sense is historically tied to British agricultural and estate housing. In modern contexts it also appears in pub management (a tied pub) and some service-industry roles. Non-native speakers rarely need this sense actively but should recognise it in reading.

常見錯誤

❌I live in a tied house that I can rent forever.
✅I live in a tied house that I must leave if my job ends.
💡A tied house is never a permanent rental; it is conditional on employment.

2. Held or shut in place with string, cord, rope, ribbon, or laces so that the obje

2.形容詞A2
釋義

綁緊的

用繩子、帶子或鞋帶固定住

Held or shut in place with string, cord, rope, ribbon, or laces so that the object cannot move or come open easily.

例句

Heloísa wore a pretty dress with a tied ribbon around her waist.

Heloísa 穿了一件漂亮的洋裝，腰間繫著蝴蝶結。

tied + ribbon; attributive use describing an item of clothing

The parcel arrived with a tied string that was too tight to undo easily.

包裹送達時綁著繩子，繩結太緊不容易解開。

同義詞
  • fastened

    more general; can include buttons, zippers, or hooks

  • bound

    more formal; often implies wrapping or encircling with material

  • secured

    emphasises safety and firmness of the closure

  • laced

    specific to shoes, corsets, or items with laces

反義詞
  • loose

    not firmly fastened; can move freely

  • untied

    specifically of something that was previously tied

  • unfastened

    general opposite of fastened

文法句型

tied + with + noun

tied + together

tightly/loosely + tied

be + tied

用法筆記

Often used with adverbs (tightly, loosely, securely) that describe how firm the fastening is. When the fastening method is important, use tied with + material (tied with a leather cord).

常見錯誤

❌The package was tied strongly.
✅The package was tied tightly.
💡'Strongly' describes strength of a person, not firmness of a knot; use 'tightly' or 'securely'.

3. Closely connected to someone or something through strong feelings of love, frien

3.形容詞B2
釋義

情感聯繫

因愛、友情或共同經歷而緊密連結

Closely connected to someone or something through strong feelings of love, friendship, loyalty, or shared memories.

例句

Zayd felt deeply tied to his hometown, even after living abroad for ten years.

Zayd 對家鄉有著深厚的情感聯繫，即使在國外住了十年也是如此。

deeply + tied + to; emotional connection to a place

The two cousins stayed tied by their shared childhood in their grandmother's house.

這對表兄弟因為一起在祖母家長大的經歷而緊緊相繫。

tied + by + shared experience; passive-like structure

同義詞
  • attached

    more general; emotional or practical (attached to a routine)

  • bonded

    emphasises mutual closeness; often used for groups or families

  • connected

    broadest; can be emotional, professional, or logical

  • devoted

    stronger emotional commitment; implies loyalty and care

反義詞
  • detached

    not emotionally involved; deliberately separate

  • estranged

    formerly close but now distant; stronger than detached

  • disconnected

    having no bond at all

文法句型

tied + to + noun/pronoun

closely/deeply/strongly + tied + to + noun

feel + tied + to + noun

用法筆記

Use tied to for emotional bonds (people, places, traditions). The cause of the bond is often introduced by by or through (tied by history, tied through shared work). Distinguish from sense 2 (physical) — if you can touch the thing that connects, sense 2 applies; if it is a feeling, sense 3 applies.

常見錯誤

❌She is tied with her sister very much.
✅She is very close to her sister.' or 'She feels deeply tied to her sister.
💡'Tied with' is not used for emotional bonds; use 'tied to'. And 'very much' does not fit this pattern.

4. Describes a game, match, or competition in which both sides have the same number

4.形容詞B1
釋義

平手的

比賽中雙方得分相同

Describes a game, match, or competition in which both sides have the same number of points, goals, or votes.

例句

With only five minutes left, the score was tied at two goals each.

比賽只剩五分鐘時，雙方以兩球平手。

tied + at + score; common sports-result pattern

The championship match ended tied, so both teams shared the trophy for the first time.

冠軍賽最後以平手收場，兩隊首次共享獎盃。

同義詞
  • level

    common in British English; also used for non-sporting contests

  • drawn

    British English; a drawn match means no winner

  • even

    informal; 'the scores are even' is a fixed expression

  • neck and neck

    idiomatic; used when competitors are very close, not necessarily equal

反義詞
  • uneven

    scores are different; one side is ahead

  • decided

    a match with a clear winner

文法句型

be + tied + at + number

be + tied + with + team/person

be + tied + for + position

用法筆記

In British English the noun form is often a draw (especially in football); in American English a tie is common for all sports. The adjective tied can describe the match itself (a tied game) or the participants (two tied teams).

常見錯誤

❌The game was tie at halftime.
✅The game was tied at halftime.
💡'Tie' is a noun or verb; the adjective form for equal scores is 'tied'.