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

• I am tied up this afternoon because I have an appointment with my dentist.
  今天下午我没空，我和牙医有约。
• I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.
  我把大约20年的杂志扎成捆。
• 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 saint said, You tied up the donkey, but did you untie him?
  圣人说：你把驴拴好了，可你给它解绳子了吗？
• The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
  能用的那点儿小钱被繁文缛节拖得遥遥无期。
• She was tied up with housework and couldn't go.
  她为家务所羁绊，未能前往。
• I can't help you any more. Every shilling of my money is tied up.
  我不能再帮忙了，我的每一个先令都派了用处。
• He is too tied up with his work to get away.
  他工作太忙，拔不出身。
• No, I've talked to guys tied up before.
  不，我以前和绑起来的人谈过。
• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？