tie up

英 ['taɪˌʌp] 美 ['taɪˌʌp]

• 扎绑； 占用； 停滞

英英释义

Verb:

1. secure with or as if with ropes;

   "tie down the prisoners"
   "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
   

2. invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes;

   "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
   

3. restrain from moving or operating normally;

   "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
   

4. secure in or as if in a berth or dock;

   "tie up the boat"
   

5. finish the last row

词汇搭配

• tie oneself up in knots 或tie onese...
• tie up someone in knots 使某人无可奈何...
• tie oneself up into knots 陷入困境
• tie up 扎绑

近反义词

【近义词】

• bandage 绷带
• cord 细绳
• tighten 使紧
• moor 荒野
• truss 束紧
• tie down 系紧
• bind 捆绑
• berth 停泊处