tie-up

英 [ˈtaɪ ʌp]

美 [ˈtaɪ ʌp]

n.  (两家公司的)联合，合作; 联系; 关系; 关联; 停顿; 停滞不前

复数：tie-ups　

TEM8经济

牛津词典

noun

• （两家公司的）联合，合作
  an agreement between two companies to join together
  1. They're negotiating a tie-up with Ford.
     他们正在与福特公司洽谈合作事宜。
• 联系；关系；关联
  a connection between two or more things
  1. a tie-up between politics and economics
     政治和经济之间的关系
• 停顿；停滞不前
  a situation in which sth stops working or moving forward
  1. a traffic tie-up
     交通阻塞

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (交通)阻塞
  Atie-upor atraffic tie-upis a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something.
  1. In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie-ups up to 40 miles long.
     今天早上，在有些城市汽车排起了长达 40 英里的长龙。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 traffic jam


• N-COUNT 经济关系;贸易往来
  Atie-upbetween two organizations is a business connection that has been arranged between them.
  1. The deal is expected to result in similar tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators.
     这笔交易可能促成大型传媒公司和电信运营商结成类似的联营关系。

英英释义

noun

• an interruption of normal activity
  Synonym:standstandstill
• a social or business relationship
  1. a valuable financial affiliation
  2. he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
  3. many close associations with England
  Synonym:affiliationassociationtie

双语例句

• The heavy snowstorm caused a tie-up of traffic.
  大风雪造成了交通的暂时停顿。
• IIHT, which also launched a one-of-its-kind certification programme, IIHT Certified Cloud Expert, and Microsoft Corporation have also announced a strategic tie-up.
  IIHT也推出了一个独一无二的验证项目“IIHT云认证专家”，微软公司也推出了一个捆绑战略。
• My friends boss made a huge mistake by tying up with an event management company. The whole purpose of the tie-up was to promote his company but it failed miserably.
  我朋友的老板犯了个大错，他把公司和一个活动管理公司合并了，本来合并是为了提升他的公司，谁知道最后竟是悲惨的结局。
• In2001 the EU blocked a proposed tie-up between GE and Honeywell for fear that the merged firm might use bundled discounts to squeeze rival suppliers.
  2001年，欧盟否决了通用电气（GE）和霍尼韦尔（Honeywell）的并购案，就是担心两家企业并购后有可能采取捆绑式折扣排挤竞争厂商。
• Admittedly, there could be extra synergies from a tighter tie-up with the Italian airline medium-term.
  不可否认，从中期来看，与意大利航空形成更紧密的联合会有额外的协同效益。
• The tie-up is driven by Japan's Softbank Corp.
  这次合作的“牵线者”是日本软银集团。
• But the tie-up with the retailers marks a strategic shift.
  但是，与其它零售商联合标志着一个战略转变。
• The deal is expected to result in similar tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators.
  这笔交易可能促成大型传媒公司和电信运营商结成类似的联营关系。
• It is also contemplating a tie-up with Renault and Nissan.
  公司还期望与雷诺－日产结为盟友。
• Rio/ BHP Billiton was the tie-up most shareholders always wanted.
  与必和必拓（bhpbilliton）结盟，向来是多数力拓股东最希望看到的。