tie up

[phrasal verb]

tie up or tie (something) up or tie up (something) : to become attached or to attach (something) to a fixed object with a string, rope, etc.被拴住；（用线或绳子等）拴住

They tied (the boat) up and jumped out.他们把小船拴好后跳上了岸。
The ferry ties up at the south slip.渡船在南部停泊处抛锚。

tie (something) up or tie up (something)

a : to deal with (something) in order to complete something处理完；完成

The project is almost finished, but we still have a few final details to tie up. = We still have to tie up some loose ends.这个工程基本完工了，但我们最后还有一些细节要处理。
The writer ties up all the loose ends at the end of the story.在故事结尾处，作者对所有零星内容做了收尾。

b US : to prevent the use or progress of (something)使…受阻

He tied up the phone for an hour. [=he used the phone for an hour and other people could not use it]他占用了一小时的电话。
Traffic was tied up [=backed up] for hours/miles.交通堵了好几小时/英里。

tie up (money) in (something) or tie (money) up in (something) : to invest (money) in (something) in a way that prevents it from being used for some other purpose占用，搁死（资金）；使（资金）不能挪用

They tied up all of their money in their new business.他们把所有钱都投在了新的生意里。

— usually used as (be) tied up in通常用作(be) tied up in

The money was tied up in stocks.钱被投在股市里了。

tie up with (something) or be tied up with (something) : to be connected or related to (something)与…有联系；与…有关

Today's lesson tied up with what was taught yesterday.今天的课和昨天讲的有关联。
My life is tied up with hers.我和她的生活密不可分。

tie (someone) up or tie up (someone)

a : to tie rope, tape, etc., around the body, arms, or legs of (someone) in order to keep that person from moving or escaping（用绳子、胶带等）捆绑（某人）

The robbers tied up the clerk.劫匪把那名职员绑了起来。

b : to prevent (someone) from doing other things or from going to a particular place阻止（某人）做某事；阻止（某人）去某地；使脱不开身

Meetings tied me up for most of the afternoon.我一下午大部分时间都在开会。

— usually used as (be) tied up通常用作(be) tied up

She was tied up in traffic.交通堵塞，她被堵在路上了。
I'd like to help but I'm a bit tied up at the moment.我很愿意帮忙，但是目前我脱不开身。

— see also ¹tie 1, 2 (above), tie-up

tie

tie-up

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tie-up (noun)

tie-up /ˈtaɪˌʌp/ noun

plural tie-ups

tie-up

/ˈtaɪˌʌp/

noun

plural tie-ups

Learner's definition of TIE-UP

[count]

chiefly US : a situation in which something (such as traffic) becomes very slow or stops because of a problem, accident, etc.（交通）堵塞

An overturned truck caused a traffic tie-up for miles.一辆卡车翻了，造成好几英里的交通堵塞。

chiefly British

a : a close connection between people or things紧密的联系

the tie-up [=link] between poverty and poor health贫困和不良健康状况的密切联系

b : an agreement to do business together（生意上的）合作，联合

There are rumors of a proposed tie-up between the two companies.有传言说这两家公司计划合作。

— see also tie up at ¹tie

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