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。
• This project tied up a great deal of manpower.
  这项工程占用了大量人力。
• I'm tied up to this feeling.
  我对你的感觉是这样自然而然。
• I got them tied up like a couple of girl friends in the convent.
  我把他们两个象是修道院的一对女朋友似的绑在一起了。
• 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。
• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• 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。
• And she's tied up because.
  她被绑了起来，因为。
• From behind a bush, I saw a man tied up.
  在一个树丛后面，我看到了一个被绑着的男人。
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。