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tie someone up

Related to word: tie

片语动词

Definition (占用)

  1. When a person is occupied or unable to attend to other matters due to their involvement in other tasks or events.

    忙碌得脱不开身

    • Elisa was tied up in meetings for so long that she couldn't finish her other work.

      Elisa被会议缠住了很久，以至于她无法完成其他工作。

    • The event tied me up all weekend, making it impossible for me to go out, so I really felt constrained.

      这个活动让我整个周末都脱不开身，让我无法外出，我真的感到非常受限。

    • He is tied up with multiple tasks right now and is completely stuck.

      他现在被多项任务缠住了，完全无法脱身。

Definition (束缚)

  1. B2

    to restrain a person’s movement by securing them with rope or similar items around their body or a part of it

    捆绑

    • The thieves tied the guard up with rope and then escaped easily.

      小偷用绳子把警卫捆绑起来，然后轻松逃脱了。

    • In this movie, the protagonist is tied up by the villain and cannot escape the crisis.

      在这部电影中，主角被反派捆绑，无法逃脱危机。

    • She tied the dog up with a leash to prevent it from running away.

      她用狗绳把狗绑起来，防止它跑走。