| 词组 | tie up |
| 释义 | tie up 1. tie up sb • tie sb up to tie a person or animal to something using a rope so that they cannot move or escape: ▪ Police said the two men tied up store employees before taking money from the cash register. ▪ I tied my horse up and walked to the top of the hill. 2. tie up sth • tie sth up to fasten something together using a string or rope: ▪ In the basement they found a wooden box tied up with string. ▪ We tied up the newspapers and took them to the recycling centre. 3. be tied up spoken to be very busy, with the result that you cannot see someone or do something: ▪ Sorry, I couldn't see you earlier - I've been tied up in a meeting all morning. ▪ According to her diary she's tied up all next week. ▪ Can I call you later? I'm a bit tied up at the moment. 4. get tied up spoken if you get tied up, something happens which prevents you from going somewhere or doing something: ▪ Sorry I'm late. I got tied up. ▪ We got tied up on the freeway because of an accident. ■ SIMILAR TO: get held up 5. tie up sth • tie sth up usually passive if a machine, phone etc is tied up, someone is using it continuously, and this prevents other people from being able to use it: ▪ I've been trying to reach him, but the lines have been tied up all morning. ▪ The Internet tends to get tied up at this time of day and it's incredibly slow. 6. tie up sth • tie sth up to finish arranging or dealing with all the details of something such as an agreement, a plan, or a problem: ▪ Will the details of the contract be tied up before the end of the year? ▪ Make sure you tie up the travel arrangements by the weekend. 7. tie up sth • tie sth up BrE if you tie up your shoelaces (= the strings you use to fasten your shoes), you fasten them in a knot: ▪ How old were you when you learned to tie up your own shoelaces? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑do up BrE, ↑lace up 8. tie up • tie up sth • tie sth up to tie a boat to something, especially so that you can stop somewhere after you have been sailing: ▪ It was almost dark when they tied up at the boatyard. ▪ Gridley hoped to tie up his tiny sailboat next to the barge. ■ SIMILAR TO: moor |
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