| 释义 | 
		Noun: tie-up  tI úp- A social or business relationship
  - affiliation, association, tie  - An interruption of normal activity
  - stand, standstill  Verb: tie up- Secure with or as if with ropes
 "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"  - tie down, bind, truss  - Invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
 "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"  - Restrain from moving or operating normally
 "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"  - Secure in or as if in a berth or dock
 "tie up the boat"  - moor, berth  - Finish the last row
  - bind off 
 Derived forms: tied up, ties up, tying up, tie-ups Type of: bind, block, close up, commit, confine, fasten, fix, halt, hold, impede, invest, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, place, put, relationship, restrain, secure, stop, tie  |