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

• She was tied up with housework and couldn't go.
  她为家务所羁绊，未能前往。
• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• This project tied up a great deal of manpower.
  这项工程占用了大量人力。
• 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。
• I'll leave you tied up here naked.
  我会将你赤身裸体捆在这。
• 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。
• He tied up the bag and took it outside.
  他把口袋扎紧，拿到外边。
• 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。
• Sorry, I'm tied up tomorrow.
  对不起，我明天有事。
• I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.
  我把大约20年的杂志扎成捆。