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'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。
• The books were tied up in bundles of twenty.
  那些书被捆成20本1捆。
• 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。
• 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。
• Because I was tied up in traffic for a hour.
  因为我塞车了，被困了一个小时。
• 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。
• I'm tied up to this feeling.
  我对你的感觉是这样自然而然。
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• 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。