tie up

动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.

To secure with rope, string, etc.

— Don't forget to tie up your hair before you bake.
To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay. idiomatic

— He has been tying up the phone lines for hours now.
To complete, finish, or resolve. idiomatic

— I'd like to tie up the project before I leave.
To immobilize a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.

— Don't tie up your capital in aging accounts.

ties up present,singular,third-person tying up participle,present tied up participle,past tied up past

衍生词

tie up loose ends