| 单词 | tie up |
| 释义 | tie up 1. phrasal verb B1 When you tie something up, you fasten string or rope round it so that it is firm or secure. He tied up the bag and took it outside. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 If someone ties another person up, they fasten ropes or chains around them so that they cannot move or escape. Masked robbers broke in, tied him up, and made off with $8,000. [VERB noun PARTICLE] At about 5 a.m. they struck again in Fetcham, tying up a couple and ransacking their house. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you tie an animal up, you fasten it to a fixed object with a piece of rope so that it cannot run away. Would you go and tie your horse up please? [VERB noun PARTICLE] They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb If you tie up an issue or problem, you deal with it in a way that gives definite conclusions or answers. Kingfisher confirmed that it hopes to tie up a deal within the next two weeks. [VERB PARTICLE noun] We could have tied the whole case up without getting you and Smith shot at. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 5. See also tied up, tie-up See full dictionary entry for tie tie-up Word forms: tie-ups 1. countable noun A tie-up or a traffic tie-up is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something. [US] In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie-ups up to 40 miles long. 2. countable noun A tie-up between two organizations is a business connection that has been arranged between them. ...tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators. [+ between] Translations: Chinese: 缚牢 Japanese: 固く縛る |
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