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。
• No, I've talked to guys tied up before.
  不，我以前和绑起来的人谈过。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is too tied up with his work to get away.
  他工作太忙，拔不出身。
• I'll leave you tied up here naked.
  我会将你赤身裸体捆在这。
• The books were tied up in bundles of twenty.
  那些书被捆成20本1捆。
• Sorry, I'm tied up tomorrow.
  对不起，我明天有事。
• I can't help you any more. Every shilling of my money is tied up.
  我不能再帮忙了，我的每一个先令都派了用处。
• 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。