被占用的（东西等）；脱不了身的；忙得不可开交的（人）；绑扎了的；有关系的
not tied up───没有被绑起来
tied───v.系（tie的过去式和过去分词）；adj.系住的
be tied up───被占用；很忙的；忙得不可开交
tied sb up───把某人绑起来
be tied up with───忙得脱不开身
tied down───冷静
tongue-tied───adj.结结巴巴的；发音不清的；缄默的
tied to───相关联
be tied to───束缚于，捆绑于; 以 ... 为条件
He left his dog tied up to a tree.───他把狗拴在了树上。
We tied up alongside the quay.───我们把船停靠在码头边上。
I'm tied up in a meeting until 3.───我开会直到3点钟才能脱身。
My money is all tied up in shares.───我的钱都搁死在股票上了。
One would replace the flimsy "fair comment" defence (which easily gets tied up in questions of fact) with a new one of "honest opinion" .───其中之一就是把软弱无力的“公允评论”辩护（这很容易被对真实性的质疑所束缚）替换成新的“坦诚意见”辩护。
Practical gals wore their hair tied up in a roll and covered with a headscarf tied in a knot at the front.───讲求实际的女孩们将头发卷成卷，用头巾打结，固定在前额。
The light carbon was tied up in layers of clay, which would have trapped organic particles when they settled to the bottom of an ocean.───这些轻碳固定于层层黏土之中，黏土应该接住不少向下沉入海底的生物微粒。
Savings are a great source for tuition, but many unemployed don't have savings or have it tied up in retirement accounts.───存款是最好的学费来源，但是很多失业者没有存款或者都在退休金账户里。
Because you have gotten, as you see, tied up with something so vital to me, I do not think I shall ever shake you off. Nor do I wish to.───如你所见，因为你同某件生命中不可缺少的东西一道捆在我身上了，我想我永远也摆脱不了你，也不希望这样做。