| 单词 | tie up |
| 释义 | tie up (once / 855 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY tie up: tied up, ties up, tying up USAGE EXAMPLESAnd now, a year later, the Islamic center is still tied up in traffic-pattern objections and subdivision squabbles. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) A band of armed men broke into his home, tied up the family and threatened to kill them if they fought back. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “The whole coast is all tied up,” he said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v secure with or as if with ropes tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed Syn|Hypo|Hyper bind, tie down, truss chain up tie up with chains faggot, faggot up, fagotbind or tie up in or as if in a faggot faggot, fagotfasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tietie together somebody's limbs confine, hold, restrain to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement 2v secure in or as if in a berth or dock tie up the boat Syn|Hypo|Hyper berth, moor wharf moor at a wharf fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 3v restrain from moving or operating normally Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred Hyper block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude block passage through 4v invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes 2All my money is tied up in long-term investments Hyper commit, invest, place, put make an investment v finish the last row Syn|Hyper bind off bind, tie fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
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