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

• Because I was tied up in traffic for a hour.
  因为我塞车了，被困了一个小时。
• This project tied up a great deal of manpower.
  这项工程占用了大量人力。
• I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.
  我把大约20年的杂志扎成捆。
• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• 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。
• I'm afraid I'll be tied up until 7 o'clock.; I'm afraid I won't be free until 7 o'clock.
  我七点钟以前恐怕抽不出身来。
• 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。
• No, I've talked to guys tied up before.
  不，我以前和绑起来的人谈过。