tied up

英 [taɪd ʌp]

美 [taɪd ʌp]

adj.  忙得不可开交的;不得闲的;正在使用的

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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 忙得不可开交的;不得闲的;正在使用的
  If someone or something istied up, they are busy or being used, with the result that they are not available for anything else.
  1. He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know...
     他正忙他那本新书。他在辛勤工作，您是知道的。
  2. More and more old people have capital tied up in a house.
     越来越多老年人的资金全让房子给套牢了。

双语例句

• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• I'm tied up to this feeling.
  我对你的感觉是这样自然而然。
• I've got a feeling that the death may be tied up with his visit in some way.
  我有种感觉，死亡似乎和他的来访有某种关联。
• I've tied up the parcel with string, but I'm afraid it won't hold together.
  我已把那个包用绳捆上了，只是怕捆不牢。
• The books were all tied up with tape.
  所有书籍都用布条捆扎了起来。
• I'll leave you tied up here naked.
  我会将你赤身裸体捆在这。
• The saint said, You tied up the donkey, but did you untie him?
  圣人说：你把驴拴好了，可你给它解绳子了吗？
• From behind a bush, I saw a man tied up.
  在一个树丛后面，我看到了一个被绑着的男人。
• I got them tied up like a couple of girl friends in the convent.
  我把他们两个象是修道院的一对女朋友似的绑在一起了。
• He's tied up with his new book. He's working hard, you know
  他正忙他那本新书。他在辛勤工作，您是知道的。