(使船隻)繫泊,停靠
to attach a boat to a fixed object with a rope
We tied up alongside the quay.我們把船停靠在碼頭邊上。
繫緊;捆牢;拴住;紮緊
to close sth with a knot; to be closed or fastened with a knot
to tie up a garbage bag紮緊垃圾袋
tie sb up
把某人捆綁起來
to tie sb's arms and legs tightly so that they cannot move or escape
The gang tied up a security guard.那群歹徒把一名保安人員捆綁起來。
tie sb up
把…纏住;使不能分身
to keep sb busy so that they have no time for other things
I'm tied up in a meeting until 3.我開會直到 3 點鐘才能脫身。
釋義來自《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》第 9 版