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

• The books were tied up in bundles of twenty.
  那些书被捆成20本1捆。
• I'm tied up to this feeling.
  我对你的感觉是这样自然而然。
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• 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'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。
• She was tied up with housework and couldn't go.
  她为家务所羁绊，未能前往。
• And she's tied up because.
  她被绑了起来，因为。
• I'm sorry to disappoint you again, but really I'll be tied up then.
  很抱歉又一次让你失望，可是我实在抽不出身来。
• The books were all tied up with tape.
  所有书籍都用布条捆扎了起来。