tie up
US
UK tie [sth/sb] up, tie up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep: (fasten or secure with rope)
SC 用绳子将…捆好 yòng shéng zi jiāng kǔn hǎo
Joe wrapped the package and tied it up with string.
乔将包裹包起来并用绳子捆好。
tie [sth/sb] up, tie up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep: figurative, often passive (keep occupied)
SC 将…占住 jiāng zhàn zhù
TC 將…佔住
TC 將…佔住
SC 使无法分身 jiāng zhàn zhù，shǐ wú fǎ fēn shēn
Julia declined the meeting as it would have tied her up for three hours.
茱莉亚拒绝了见面，因为这会占用她三个小时的时间。
tie [sth] up, tie up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep: figurative (end, bring to a conclusion)
SC 完成 wán chéng
TC 完成
TC 完成
The writer struggled to tie up his complex story.
作者想尽办法来完结他复杂的故事。
tie-up n: US (traffic hold-up)
SC 拥堵 yōng dǔ
SC 阻塞 yōng dǔ，zǔ sè
There's a tie-up on Highway 40.
40号高速公路堵车了。
tie up loose ends v expr: figurative (resolve a situation)
SC 扫尾，收拾残局