tie up

Word family adjectivetiedtielessnountiertiebacktiebreakertie-dyetie-intiepintietacverbtie

Examples from the Corpus

tie up• Clara tied up all the books again and put the bundle under the desk.• The soldiers tied them up and beat them.• Mrs Bennett had been tied up and left in the back of the van.• I put the coins in a piece of cloth, tied it up and put the package in my bag.

be tied up• "May I speak to Professor Smithers?" "I'm sorry. He's tied up at the moment."• I'm sorry, he's tied up at the moment. Could you call back later?• I can't see you tomorrow, I'm tied up all day.• No point in fixing dates when television's cameras are tied up elsewhere.• Its fixed-interest bond pays 11.50 percent net provided the money is tied up for at least 12 months.. Key move on cards.• Her hair was tied up in a hair net and the hat was removed and placed to the right of her chest.• Most of this is tied up in grants, salaries and existing programmes, some of them five years long.• The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard.• Our identity is tied up with being some one who never achieves these goals.• The others were tied up with sickness, special duties, leave and - a key problem - court attendance.• On completion day, the legal ends are tied up, you collect the keys and move into your new home.

tie in• Her hair was tied up in a hair net and the hat was removed and placed to the right of her chest.• No more than 10 percent of total investment to be tied up in any one company. 2.• Her platinum hair, with its dark roots, was tied up in dozens of tiny pigtails.• Most of this is tied up in grants, salaries and existing programmes, some of them five years long.• Traffic was tied up in most of downtown Washington until early afternoon.• Our mental images of ourselves are tied up in our body image.• The Great Bane was tied up in the yard.• The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard.

be tied up with something• The trouble is, he's going to be tied up with all this now.• Our identity is tied up with being some one who never achieves these goals.• Christianity in Africa is tied up with its colonial past.• The others were tied up with sickness, special duties, leave and - a key problem - court attendance.• Some of these are tied up with the conception of crime itself; and will be dealt with in the next section.• For many, aspiration to higher things through promotion was tied up with the idea of a larger wage-packet.• Apart from that, everyone else is tied up with this extraordinary business at the Savoy.

tie up loose ends• There are still a few loose ends to tie up before we have an agreement.• His new movie will tie up some of the loose ends from the last one.

Related topics: Business basics, Motor vehicles

ˈtie-up noun [countableC] informal

1 BBAGREEan agreement to become business partners 〔公司的〕联营，联合

tie-up with

IBM’s tie-up with Auspex System Inc

IBM与Auspex系统公司的联营

2 British EnglishBrECONNECTED WITH a strong connection between two or more things 关系，联系

tie-up between

the tie-up between class interests and politics

阶级利益与政治之间的关系

3. American EnglishAmETTC a situation in which traffic is prevented from moving or there is a problem which prevents a system or plan from working 〔交通的〕阻塞；〔系统或计划的〕停顿，停滞不前

→ tie up at tie1

Examples from the Corpus

tie-up• It is also contemplating tie-ups with software houses or large user organisations abroad.• The eight-day tie-up has been an agreed method within the Community during the current year.• The Apple/IBM/Novell tie-up will result in Object Management Group-compliant technology drawn from existing internal projects.• Indeed the whole colour market is rapidly moving upwards beyond the reach of the amateur following Adobe's tie-up with Scitex.• He may consolidate his position by entering into a merger of sorts with Carlton when the Government permits such tie-ups in 1994.• The tie-up could send a chill through Bill Gates since it gives Novell an interesting point of entry to the enterprise.• The tie-up with petrochemicals is logical.• frustrating traffic tie-ups

From Longman Business Dictionary

tie up phrasal verbphr v [transitiveT]

1tie ↔ something up to use money for something so that it is not easily available to be used for anything else

These securities could be a good choice for investors who can afford to tie up their money for two to seven years.

tie ↔ something up in

Her cash is all tied up in real estate.

The bank had too high a percentage of its assets, about 20%, tied up in one borrower.

2to use a telephone line so that it cannot be used for anything else or by anyone else

With broadband, your phone line will never need to be tied up again.

3be tied up to be very busy so that you do not have time to see someone or to do something

I can’t see you tomorrow — I’m going to be tied up all day.

4to finish arranging all the details of a contract, deal, or plan

Our sales team were able to tie up a new contract.

5American EnglishAmE to block the movement of vehicles or people so that they cannot move freely

There’s a free roadside service for stranded vehicles that tie up traffic.

→ tie

tie-upˈtie-up noun [countableC]COMMERCE

an agreement to become business partners

tie-up with

The company says that a tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards.

单词	tie up
释义	tie up Word family adjectivetiedtielessnountiertiebacktiebreakertie-dyetie-intiepintietacverbtie Examples from the Corpus tie up• Clara tied up all the books again and put the bundle under the desk.• The soldiers tied them up and beat them.• Mrs Bennett had been tied up and left in the back of the van.• I put the coins in a piece of cloth, tied it up and put the package in my bag. be tied up• "May I speak to Professor Smithers?" "I'm sorry. He's tied up at the moment."• I'm sorry, he's tied up at the moment. Could you call back later?• I can't see you tomorrow, I'm tied up all day.• No point in fixing dates when television's cameras are tied up elsewhere.• Its fixed-interest bond pays 11.50 percent net provided the money is tied up for at least 12 months.. Key move on cards.• Her hair was tied up in a hair net and the hat was removed and placed to the right of her chest.• Most of this is tied up in grants, salaries and existing programmes, some of them five years long.• The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard.• Our identity is tied up with being some one who never achieves these goals.• The others were tied up with sickness, special duties, leave and - a key problem - court attendance.• On completion day, the legal ends are tied up, you collect the keys and move into your new home. tie in• Her hair was tied up in a hair net and the hat was removed and placed to the right of her chest.• No more than 10 percent of total investment to be tied up in any one company. 2.• Her platinum hair, with its dark roots, was tied up in dozens of tiny pigtails.• Most of this is tied up in grants, salaries and existing programmes, some of them five years long.• Traffic was tied up in most of downtown Washington until early afternoon.• Our mental images of ourselves are tied up in our body image.• The Great Bane was tied up in the yard.• The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow are destroyed, and the Lion is tied up in your yard. be tied up with something• The trouble is, he's going to be tied up with all this now.• Our identity is tied up with being some one who never achieves these goals.• Christianity in Africa is tied up with its colonial past.• The others were tied up with sickness, special duties, leave and - a key problem - court attendance.• Some of these are tied up with the conception of crime itself; and will be dealt with in the next section.• For many, aspiration to higher things through promotion was tied up with the idea of a larger wage-packet.• Apart from that, everyone else is tied up with this extraordinary business at the Savoy. tie up loose ends• There are still a few loose ends to tie up before we have an agreement.• His new movie will tie up some of the loose ends from the last one. Related topics: Business basics, Motor vehicles ˈtie-up noun [countableC] informal 1 BBAGREEan agreement to become business partners 〔公司的〕联营，联合 tie-up with IBM’s tie-up with Auspex System Inc IBM与Auspex系统公司的联营 2 British EnglishBrECONNECTED WITH a strong connection between two or more things 关系，联系 tie-up between the tie-up between class interests and politics 阶级利益与政治之间的关系 3. American EnglishAmETTC a situation in which traffic is prevented from moving or there is a problem which prevents a system or plan from working 〔交通的〕阻塞；〔系统或计划的〕停顿，停滞不前 → tie up at tie1 Examples from the Corpus tie-up• It is also contemplating tie-ups with software houses or large user organisations abroad.• The eight-day tie-up has been an agreed method within the Community during the current year.• The Apple/IBM/Novell tie-up will result in Object Management Group-compliant technology drawn from existing internal projects.• Indeed the whole colour market is rapidly moving upwards beyond the reach of the amateur following Adobe's tie-up with Scitex.• He may consolidate his position by entering into a merger of sorts with Carlton when the Government permits such tie-ups in 1994.• The tie-up could send a chill through Bill Gates since it gives Novell an interesting point of entry to the enterprise.• The tie-up with petrochemicals is logical.• frustrating traffic tie-ups From Longman Business Dictionary tie up phrasal verbphr v [transitiveT] 1tie ↔ something up to use money for something so that it is not easily available to be used for anything else These securities could be a good choice for investors who can afford to tie up their money for two to seven years. tie ↔ something up in Her cash is all tied up in real estate. The bank had too high a percentage of its assets, about 20%, tied up in one borrower. 2to use a telephone line so that it cannot be used for anything else or by anyone else With broadband, your phone line will never need to be tied up again. 3be tied up to be very busy so that you do not have time to see someone or to do something I can’t see you tomorrow — I’m going to be tied up all day. 4to finish arranging all the details of a contract, deal, or plan Our sales team were able to tie up a new contract. 5American EnglishAmE to block the movement of vehicles or people so that they cannot move freely There’s a free roadside service for stranded vehicles that tie up traffic. → tie tie-upˈtie-up noun [countableC]COMMERCE an agreement to become business partners tie-up with The company says that a tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards.
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