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

• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• The books were tied up in bundles of twenty.
  那些书被捆成20本1捆。
• Because I was tied up in traffic for a hour.
  因为我塞车了，被困了一个小时。
• I'll leave you tied up here naked.
  我会将你赤身裸体捆在这。
• 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。
• This project tied up a great deal of manpower.
  这项工程占用了大量人力。
• He is too tied up with his work to get away.
  他工作太忙，拔不出身。
• 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 got them tied up like a couple of girl friends in the convent.
  我把他们两个象是修道院的一对女朋友似的绑在一起了。
• And she's tied up because.
  她被绑了起来，因为。