1. 束紧,缚牢;包扎：tick off 列出;用记号勾出 | tie up 束紧,缚牢;包扎 | to a day 一天也不差
2. 系;拴;捆：16.live through sth. 经历某事物而幸存 | 17.tie up 系;拴;捆 | 18.at stake 在危险中
3. 占用：30. keep up 继续 | 31. tie up 占用 | 32. in and out 进进出出,来来去去
4. tie up
4. 阻碍：42. stop by 顺便看望 | 43. tie up 阻碍 | 44. be out for 一心谋求,力图获得
1. (用线或绳)固定，扎牢，捆紧
When you tie something up, you fasten string or rope round it so that it is firm or secure.
e.g. He tied up the bag and took it outside.
他把口袋扎紧，拿到外边。
2. 把…绑起来;捆绑
If someone ties another person up, they fasten ropes or chains around them so that they cannot move or escape.
e.g. Masked robbers broke in, tied him up, and made off with $8,000...
几个蒙面大盗破门而入，把他捆起来，抢走了8,000美元。
e.g. At about 5 a.m. they struck again in Fetcham, tying up a couple and ransacking their house.
大约早上5点，他们又在费切姆作了案，将一对夫妇捆了起来，把他们的家洗劫一空。
3. 将(动物)拴牢;把…系牢
If you tie an animal up, you fasten it to a fixed object with a piece of rope so that it cannot run away.
e.g. Would you go and tie your horse up please...
能不能请你去把你的马拴好？
e.g. They dismounted, tied up their horses and gave them the grain they had brought.
他们下了马，把马拴起来，把带来的粮食喂给它们吃。
4. 完满解答，妥善解决(问题等)
If you tie up an issue or problem, you deal with it in a way that gives definite conclusions or answers.
e.g. Kingfisher confirmed that it hopes to tie up a deal within the next two weeks...
翠丰集团证实，它希望在接下来的两周内谈妥一笔交易。
e.g. We could have tied the whole case up without getting you and Smith shot at.
我们本来可以妥善解决这个案子，而不至于叫你和史密斯遭枪击。
5. see also: tied up;tie-up
verb
1. finish the last row
Synonym: bind off
2. secure with or as if with ropes
e.g. tie down the prisoners
tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
3. secure in or as if in a berth or dock
e.g. tie up the boat
4. restrain from moving or operating normally
e.g. Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred
5. invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes
e.g. All my money is tied up in long-term investments