- 绑(紧);系(住);缚牢:
She tied up her things in a parcel.
她把她的东西包在一个包里。
I have tied up the bundle.
我已捆好了包裹。
- 包扎:
to tie up the wound
包扎伤口
- 使(船)停靠码头,(船)靠码头,停泊,使船停泊:
We tied up our ship at Shanghai.
我们将船停泊在上海港。
- [美国英语]阻碍;阻塞(交通等);使停顿,使处于停滞状态:
The docker's strike tied up the port.
码头工人的罢工使港口陷于瘫痪。
The accident tied up the traffic for a few hours.
事故使交通阻塞了几小时。
- 投放(钱、资金、储蓄等)使不能移做他用,搁死,把(资金等)冻结于某项用途之中,把(财产)置于不能出售(或转让)的条件(或约束)之下:
She has tied up her cash in the stock market.
她的现金已搁死在股市上了。
My money is tied up in a trust fund.
我的钱搁死在一笔信托基金上了。
- (使)和…有密切关系;把…联系起来:
This ties up with what she has said.
这和她讲过的有关。
Our university is tied up with an American University.
我们大学和一所美国大学有密切联系。
- 与…合伙;合并:
The two firms tied up last week.
两家公司于上周合并。
Our country will tie up with another country to host this exhibition.
我国将和另外一个国家联合主办这次展览会。
- (工作等)缠住(某人),使不能分身:
The activity had us tied up for a whole week.
这次活动让我们忙了整整一星期。
I can't go to the cinema now. I'm a bit tied up.
我现在不能去看电影,我有点忙。
- [口语]完成,结束(安排等):
They tied the matter up at the meeting.
他们在会议上了结了这件事。
I'm sorry we could not tie up the agreement.
很遗憾,我们未能达成协议。
- 吻合,相一致:
This ties up with what the other prisoner has said.
这和另一个囚犯所说吻合。
- [口语] [常用被动语态]安排好
Martin and Jane got tied up in June.
马丁和简于六月成婚。