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

• 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。
• 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。
• No, I've talked to guys tied up before.
  不，我以前和绑起来的人谈过。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• He tied up the bag and took it outside.
  他把口袋扎紧，拿到外边。
• 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 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。