- N-COUNT (交通)阻塞
A tie-up or a traffic tie-up is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something.
- In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie-ups up to 40 miles long.
今天早上,在有些城市汽车排起了长达 40 英里的长龙。
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 traffic jam
- N-COUNT 经济关系;贸易往来
A tie-up between two organizations is a business connection that has been arranged between them.
- The deal is expected to result in similar tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators.
这笔交易可能促成大型传媒公司和电信运营商结成类似的联营关系。