tie up

1. PHRASAL VERB (用线或绳)固定，扎牢，捆紧
   When you tie something up, you fasten string or rope round it so that it is firm or secure.
   1. He tied up the bag and took it outside.
      他把口袋扎紧，拿到外边。
2. PHRASAL VERB 把…绑起来;捆绑
   If someone ties another person up, they fasten ropes or chains around them so that they cannot move or escape.
   1. Masked robbers broke in, tied him up, and made off with $8,000...
      几个蒙面大盗破门而入，把他捆起来，抢走了8,000美元。
   2. At about 5 a.m. they struck again in Fetcham, tying up a couple and ransacking their house.
      大约早上5点，他们又在费切姆作了案，将一对夫妇捆了起来，把他们的家洗劫一空。
3. PHRASAL VERB 将(动物)拴牢;把…系牢
   If you tie an animal up, you fasten it to a fixed object with a piece of rope so that it cannot run away.
   1. Would you go and tie your horse up please...
      能不能请你去把你的马拴好？
   2. They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought.
      他们下了马，把马拴起来，把带来的粮食喂给它们吃。
4. PHRASAL VERB 完满解答，妥善解决(问题等)
   If you tie up an issue or problem, you deal with it in a way that gives definite conclusions or answers.
   1. Kingfisher confirmed that it hopes to tie up a deal within the next two weeks...
      翠丰集团证实，它希望在接下来的两周内谈妥一笔交易。
   2. We could have tied the whole case up without getting you and Smith shot at.
      我们本来可以妥善解决这个案子，而不至于叫你和史密斯遭枪击。
5. See also: tied up tie-up

1. The ship was permitted to tie up in Boston harbour.
   该船获准在波士顿港口停泊。
2. He tied up the bag and took it outside.
   他把口袋扎紧，拿到外边。
3. Masked robbers broke in, tied him up, and made off with$ 8,000
   几个蒙面大盗破门而入，把他捆起来，抢走了8,000美元。
4. Would you go and tie your horse up please
   能不能请你去把你的马拴好？
5. They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought.
   他们下了马，把马拴起来，把带来的粮食喂给它们吃。
6. Kingfisher confirmed that it hopes to tie up a deal within the next two weeks
   翠丰集团证实，它希望在接下来的两周内谈妥一笔交易。
7. We could have tied the whole case up without getting you and Smith shot at.
   我们本来可以妥善解决这个案子，而不至于叫你和史密斯遭枪击。
8. Connie says I need long hair that I can tie up when I perform.
   康你说我适合长发，这样在我表演的时候可以把它们扎起来。
9. It may be that the potential tie up between Jack Ma and Apple has little to do with China.
   马云和苹果公司的潜在合作可能与中国关系不大。
10. That'll tie up my money and add to my cost.
    That'll绑好我的钱而且增加到我的费用。
11. Can you tie up this parcel for me?
    你能替我捆好这个包裹吗？
12. I tend to tie up and abandon women I really want to see again, too.
    我也会占有和放任我很想再见到的女人。
13. Tie up these letters and see that they don't come loose.
    捆好这些信件，别散了。
14. I'm so fat my bathrobe won't tie up!
    我胖得连浴衣都系不上了。
15. We tie up at that large red buoy.
    我们把船系在那个红色的大浮筒上。
16. Why don't you tie up your hair anymore?
    你为什么不绑紧你的头发还吗？
17. Next, take the string and tie up the opening of the plastic bag.
    接着，拿细绳把塑胶袋的袋口绑起来。
18. Once done we need to tie up this binding with the end point.
    一旦这样做，我们需要占用这个终点约束力。
19. If by that time our two companies are associated, When are the two companies going to tie up?
    如果到那时，咱们两家公司联合了，这两家公司什么时候联合？
20. He stopped to tie up his shoelace.
    他停下来系鞋带。
21. The police are trying to tie up his escape from prison with the murder.
    警方想把他的越狱潜逃和谋杀案联系起来。
22. If you do it like that, the bank will tie up my money.
    如果你这样做了，银行会冻结我的资金。
23. I will be, soon as I tie up my pigtails.
    等我把辫子扎好后就会好起来的。
24. When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion.
    许多蜘蛛网结合在一起就足以将一头猛狮牢牢束缚。
25. Will you not tie up with a wreath your tawny coiled locks?
    在你褐黄的卷发上不系上花串么？
26. They've got those curtains that tie up with big bows they're a bit fussy for my taste.
    他们的那些窗帘打着大蝴蝶结&一在我看来太花里胡哨了。
27. I used tape to tie up the box.
    我用带子绑这个盒子。
28. Tie up the top of the bag so the rubbish does not fall out.
    把袋子口扎紧，垃圾就不会洒出来了。
29. You can use tape to tie up the package.
    你可以用胶带绑包裹。

verb

1. finish the last row

   Synonym:    bind off

2. secure with or as if with ropes
   1. tie down the prisoners
   2. tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed

   Synonym:    tie downbindtruss

3. secure in or as if in a berth or dock
   1. tie up the boat

   Synonym:    moorberth

4. restrain from moving or operating normally
   1. Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred

5. invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
   1. All my money is tied up in long-term investments