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'm sorry to disappoint you again, but really I'll be tied up then.
  很抱歉又一次让你失望，可是我实在抽不出身来。
• I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.
  我把大约20年的杂志扎成捆。
• From behind a bush, I saw a man tied up.
  在一个树丛后面，我看到了一个被绑着的男人。
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is too tied up with his work to get away.
  他工作太忙，拔不出身。
• And she's tied up because.
  她被绑了起来，因为。
• 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。
• 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。