tie-up

英 [ˈtaɪ ʌp]

美 [ˈtaɪ ʌp]

n.  (两家公司的)联合，合作; 联系; 关系; 关联; 停顿; 停滞不前

复数：tie-ups　

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牛津词典

noun

• （两家公司的）联合，合作
  an agreement between two companies to join together
  1. They're negotiating a tie-up with Ford.
     他们正在与福特公司洽谈合作事宜。
• 联系；关系；关联
  a connection between two or more things
  1. a tie-up between politics and economics
     政治和经济之间的关系
• 停顿；停滞不前
  a situation in which sth stops working or moving forward
  1. a traffic tie-up
     交通阻塞

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (交通)阻塞
  Atie-upor atraffic tie-upis a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something.
  1. In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie-ups up to 40 miles long.
     今天早上，在有些城市汽车排起了长达 40 英里的长龙。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 traffic jam


• N-COUNT 经济关系;贸易往来
  Atie-upbetween two organizations is a business connection that has been arranged between them.
  1. The deal is expected to result in similar tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators.
     这笔交易可能促成大型传媒公司和电信运营商结成类似的联营关系。

英英释义

noun

• an interruption of normal activity
  Synonym:standstandstill
• a social or business relationship
  1. a valuable financial affiliation
  2. he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
  3. many close associations with England
  Synonym:affiliationassociationtie

双语例句

• The state-orchestrated tie-up will see China Eastern dominate the Shanghai aviation hub.
  这场由政府安排的联姻，将使东航在上海航空枢纽占据主导地位。
• So how worried should Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton be by comments from a presumably well-connected official that their proposed tie-up has strong monopolistic flavours?
  那么，对于一名想必人脉颇广的中国官员有关两拓拟议中的结盟带有明显的垄断色彩的评论，力拓（RioTinto）和必和必拓（BHPBilliton）应该担心到何种程度呢？
• Yes, but I still don't get the tie-up with the meat.
  是的，可我不明白这跟分肉有什么关系？
• The latest setback for the two companies 'proposed Australian iron ore joint venture came yesterday when the Australian competition authority extended its probe into the tie-up for the second time after flagging further concerns last week.
  这两家公司拟议中的澳大利亚铁矿石合资企业，昨日遇到了最新阻碍：在市场担忧于上周进一步加重之后，澳大利亚反垄断机构第二次延长了对该合资计划的调查。
• It is also contemplating a tie-up with Renault and Nissan.
  公司还期望与雷诺－日产结为盟友。
• That may make it easier for BofA to reap the strategic benefits of its messy tie-up with Merrill Lynch.
  这可能让美国银行更容易收获该行与美林（merrilllynch）合并所带来的战略好处。
• But the tie-up with the retailers marks a strategic shift.
  但是，与其它零售商联合标志着一个战略转变。
• However, for now it is still flying three cargo planes in a tie-up with us logistics company FedEx.
  不过，目前该公司与美国物流公司联邦快递（fedex）开展业务的3架货机仍在飞行。
• The heavy snowstorm caused a tie-up of traffic.
  大风雪造成了交通的暂时停顿。
• Our Hub and Spoke IT distribution model offers prompt deliveries thus minimizing capital tie-up by way of inventories.
  我们的网络中心和语音IT分配模式提供迅速地运输，从而使存货量达到捆绑资金最小化。