tiesbup
—phrasal verbwithtieverbuk/taɪ/us/taɪ/present participletying|past tense and past participletied
(FASTENED)
B2
to make apersonunabletomovebytyingaropeor somethingsimilararoundtheirbodyorpartoftheirbody
把（某人）捆绑起来
Theburglarshadtiedhim up (tothebed).窃贼们把他捆了起来（绑在床上）。
(NOT AVAILABLE)
When someone istiedup, they arebusyorpreventedfrom doing something, such asspeakingto someone or goingsomewhere, because of beinginvolvedin anothereventoractivity.
把（某人）缠住，使（某人）无法脱身
I'mafraidwe can'tmeettillWednesday- I'mtiedup onMondayandTuesday.恐怕我们要到周三才能碰头——我周一和周二都脱不开身。
MrsMoran istiedupinameetingat themoment, but I'llaskher tocallyoulater.莫兰夫人现在正开会脱不开身，我会告诉她稍后给你打电话。