1. (交通)阻塞
    A tie-up or a traffic tie-up is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something.

    e.g. In some cities this morning, there were traffic tie-ups up to 40 miles long.
           今天早上，在有些城市汽车排起了长达 40 英里的长龙。

2. 经济关系;贸易往来
    A tie-up between two organizations is a business connection that has been arranged between them.

tie-up的翻译

    e.g. The deal is expected to result in similar tie-ups between big media companies and telecommunications operators.
           这笔交易可能促成大型传媒公司和电信运营商结成类似的联营关系。

1. an interruption of normal activity

    Synonym: standstandstill

2. a social or business relationship

    e.g. a valuable financial affiliation
           he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team
           many close associations with England

    Synonym: affiliationassociationtie