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

• 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？
• Has the dog been let loose or is it still tied up?
  狗已经放了还是仍在拴着？
• And she's tied up because.
  她被绑了起来，因为。
• He is too tied up with his work to get away.
  他工作太忙，拔不出身。
• Your security team's tied up in the basement.
  你的保安组都被我捆在地下室了。
• Because I was tied up in traffic for a hour.
  因为我塞车了，被困了一个小时。
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• 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。
• The books were all tied up with tape.
  所有书籍都用布条捆扎了起来。
• He tied up the bag and took it outside.
  他把口袋扎紧，拿到外边。