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

• 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。
• 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。
• I have about 20 year's magazines tied up in bundles.
  我把大约20年的杂志扎成捆。
• No, I've talked to guys tied up before.
  不，我以前和绑起来的人谈过。
• This project tied up a great deal of manpower.
  这项工程占用了大量人力。
• But you're the one tied up right now.
  但是现在你是那个被绑的了。
• Sorry, I'm tied up tomorrow.
  对不起，我明天有事。
• Your security team's tied up in the basement.
  你的保安组都被我捆在地下室了。
• 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。
• 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。