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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 忙得不可开交的;不得闲的;正在使用的
    If someone or something is tied 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

  1. I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.
    我把大约20年的杂志扎成捆。
  2. 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。
  3. The books were all tied up with tape.
    所有书籍都用布条捆扎了起来。
  4. 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。
  5. He tied up the bag and took it outside.
    他把口袋扎紧,拿到外边。
  6. They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought.
    他们下了马,把马拴起来,把带来的粮食喂给它们吃。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. He is too tied up with his work to get away.
    他工作太忙,拔不出身。
  11. She was tied up with housework and couldn't go.
    她为家务所羁绊,未能前往。
  12. Sorry, I'm tied up tomorrow.
    对不起,我明天有事。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
    狗已经放了还是仍在拴着?
  16. The books were tied up in bundles of twenty.
    那些书被捆成20本1捆。
  17. 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?
  18. 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。
  19. Because I was tied up in traffic for a hour.
    因为我塞车了,被困了一个小时。
  20. I'll leave you tied up here naked.
    我会将你赤身裸体捆在这。
  21. This project tied up a great deal of manpower.
    这项工程占用了大量人力。
  22. Your security team's tied up in the basement.
    你的保安组都被我捆在地下室了。
  23. No, I've talked to guys tied up before.
    不,我以前和绑起来的人谈过。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. And she's tied up because.
    她被绑了起来,因为。
  27. I'm tied up to this feeling.
    我对你的感觉是这样自然而然。
  28. 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。
  29. Sorry, I'd love to help you, but I'm a little tied up.
    抱歉了,我想帮忙的,但是我被绑住了。
  30. But you're the one tied up right now.
    但是现在你是那个被绑的了。