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单词 tie someone up
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tiesomeoneup

phrasal verbwithtieverb
uk
/taɪ/us
/taɪ/
present participletying|past tense and past participletied

(FASTENED)

B2
to make apersonunabletomovebytyingaropeor somethingsimilararoundtheirbodyorpartoftheirbody:
Theburglarshadtiedhim up (tothebed).
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fastening and tying
  • anchor
  • bale
  • be locked togetheridiom
  • belay
  • boardsomethingup
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bowline
  • granny knot
  • half hitch
  • harness
  • hobble
  • hogtie
  • stake
  • strap
  • strapsomeonein
  • strapsomethingup
  • tack
  • tapesomethingup
  • tether
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(NOT AVAILABLE)

When someone istiedup, they arebusyorpreventedfrom doing something, such asspeakingto someone or goingsomewhere, because of beinginvolvedin anothereventoractivity:
I'mafraidwe can'tmeettillWednesday- I'mtiedup onMondayandTuesday.
MrsMoran istiedupinameetingat themoment, but I'llaskher tocallyoulater.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not available
  • busyI'm busy all morning - can we meet up in the afternoon?
  • tied upI'll be tied up in meetings until 3.00pm, but could meet after that.
  • unavailableThe CEO is currently unavailable - may I take a message?
  • engagedI can't come to tea - I'm engaged elsewhere.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Busy and active
  • abustle
  • arena
  • be (as) busy as a beeidiom
  • be all goidiom
  • be at workidiom
  • be back in harnessidiom
  • boot
  • frenetic
  • frenetically
  • gangbusters
  • girlie swot
  • hard-working
  • plate
  • rev
  • run round
  • run round in circlesidiom
  • run round like a headless chickenidiom
  • rush/runsomeoneofftheirfeetidiom
  • scurry
  • spread
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tiesomethingup

phrasal verbwithtieverb
uk
/taɪ/us
/taɪ/
present participletying|past tense and past participletied

(FASTENED)

tofastensomething together usingstring,rope, or somethingsimilar:
It was anold-fashionedparcel,tiedupwithstring.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fastening and tying
  • anchor
  • bale
  • be locked togetheridiom
  • belay
  • boardsomethingup
  • bolt
  • bound
  • bowline
  • granny knot
  • half hitch
  • harness
  • hobble
  • hogtie
  • stake
  • strap
  • strapsomeonein
  • strapsomethingup
  • tack
  • tapesomethingup
  • tether
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(NOT AVAILABLE)

tocausesomething, oftenmoneyor possessions, not to beavailablefor use:
All mymoneyistiedupinproperty.
Hetiedup theprinterallmorning,printingoutcopiesof hispresentation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unavailable and inaccessible
  • busy
  • busy signal
  • discontinued
  • gone
  • impenetrable
  • inaccessibility
  • inaccessible
  • irrecoverably
  • lost
  • off
  • out-of-pocket
  • oversubscribed
  • pocket
  • reserved
  • season
  • tie
  • unaccounted for
  • unavailability
  • unavailable
  • unreachable
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tie-up
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtaɪ.ʌp/us
/ˈtaɪ.ʌp/

tie-upnoun[C](CONNECTION)

mainlyUK
aconnectionoragreementthatjoinstwo things ororganizations:
Cambridge University Pressarrangeda tie-upwiththeGermanpublisherKlett.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linking and relating
  • affiliated
  • AL
  • appertain tosomething
  • applicable
  • around
  • attach
  • bond
  • concern
  • interconnected
  • interconnectedness
  • interconnection
  • intercorrelate
  • intercorrelation
  • relatable
  • relate tosomeone/something
  • relation
  • relationship
  • relative
  • tar
  • tie
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tie-upnoun[C](DELAY)

US
atemporaryproblemthatdelaysprogress, such as too muchtrafficon theroad:
Imissedmyflightbecause of a tie-up on theinterstate.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
  • a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
  • albatross
  • bane
  • be dead meatidiom
  • be in the clearidiom
  • be out of the woodsidiom
  • bump
  • equation
  • hindrance
  • hot potato
  • impediment
  • incubus
  • marathon
  • nut
  • teaser
  • teething troubles
  • the tip of the icebergidiom
  • thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
  • to-do
  • twist
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(Definition oftie someone upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tie up something| American Dictionary

tie upsomething

phrasal verbwithtieverb
us
/tɑɪ/
present participletying|past tense and past participletied

(HOLD)

toholdsomething withstringorrope:
Tieyournewspapersup withstring.
Thieves tied up thenightwatchman.

tie upsomething

phrasal verbwithtieverb
us
/tɑɪ/
present participletying|past tense and past participletied

(LIMIT MOVEMENT)

tolimitsomeone’s or something’smovementor use:
It’s a goodinvestment, butyourmoneywill be tied up for alongtime.
Sorry I’m late – I got tied up intraffic.
tie-up
noun[C]
us
/ˈtɑɪ ˌʌp/

tie-upnoun[C](COMBINING)

anagreementthatcombinestwocompanies:
A tie-up between the twoaircarriersislikelyto beapproved.

tie-upnoun[C](STOP)

astopcausedby having too many things come orhappentogether:
Anoverturnedtruckcausedahugetraffictie-up.
(Definition oftie up somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

tie sth up| Business English

tie sth up

phrasal verbwithtieverb
uk
/taɪ/us
tying|tied|tied
ifmoneyistiedup, it isinvestedin something and notavailableforspendingon somethingelse:
Noinvestorshould have more than 20% oftheirnetworthtiedup in any onestock.
Some of thecapitaltiedup initsstorescould beunlockedtolaunchthebusinessoverseas.
toagreeall thedetailsof abusinessarrangement:
Thecompanyhastiedup adealwith acablenetworkunderstoodto bewortharound £22m.
to use apieceofequipmentso that it cannot be used by anyoneelse, usually for alongtime:
Thephonelinesweretiedup alldaybycustomersworriedaboutlosingtheirsavings.

tie sb up

phrasal verbwithtieverb
uk
/taɪ/us
tying|tied|tied
if someone istiedup, they arebusyand notavailable:
TheCEOwill betiedup in ameetingallday.
tie-up
noun[C]
COMMERCE
/ˈtaɪʌp/uk
us
anagreementbetween twoorganizationstoworkon aparticularactivitytogether:
tie-up between/with sthArecenttie-up with Amazon haspavedthe way for theretailertoofferimproveddeliveryservices.
(Definition oftie sth upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftie someone up

tie someone up
So my suggestion about the proposedtie-upbetween the two elements of the diphthong as far as application of i-umlaut is concerned may be correct.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thetie-upwith the work here is that partial projections lead automatically to the same domains.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the meantime, fishermen participating in the voluntarytie-upscheme have failed to receive their compensation, despite being five weeks into this year's cod-recovery programme.
From the
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is a "tie-up" for all such eventualities.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
To my mind thetie-upscheme is an iniquitous arrangement.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Will those crustacea be exempted from the days-at-sea andtie-upproposals?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Atie-upscheme would not address the problem of the effects of decommissioning on regional areas.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is dangerous to democracy when we get atie-upbetween the two main methods.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Let me address certain specific and important issues, the first of which is the eight-daytie-up.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It represents the seething anger in the fishing communities about the imposition of the eight-daytie-upscheme.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is inevitable, under the eight-day continuoustie-uprule, that fishermen will be pushed to sea in rough weather.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am not convinced that the eight-daytie-upregulation meets those objectives.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is not atie-upat all in a direct sense.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thetie-upmay have a serious effect on safety and it will operate arbitrarily.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We must also deal with effort control, the limiting of the days at sea, and the compulsorytie-upin port.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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